The euro fell against the U.S. dollar amid European pushback over the pact. The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 inched up to fresh records.

Trump's trade deals with the EU and Japan pave the way for the stock market to end with it's third straight annual gain of more than 20%, Oppenheimer said.

STV Group, the Scottish media firm, has dropped as much as 33% after its profit warning. A tough advertising market is weighing heavily there. On the upside, clean energy firm Ceres Power is surging after South Korea’s Doosan Fuel Cell started mass market production on cells using Ceres technology. Ceres is up 13%.