NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Monday global sales at its restaurants open at least 13 months rose 7.7 percent in November, fueled by overseas growth and in the United States, where cash-strapped consumers are choosing to eat at lower-priced fast-food chains.
Shares rose 1.8 percent in premarket trade.
Same-store sales, a key gauge of retail health, were up 4.5 percent in the United States. In Europe, same-store sales rose 7.8 percent and increased 13.2 percent in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa division.
Lower-priced fast-food chains are the restaurant industry's best performers amid what has been dubbed the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
McDonald's, which has more than 31,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries, has been outperforming rivals like Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc
Shares were up 1.8 percent at $63.87 before the bell on the New York Stock Exchange.
(Reporting by Aarthi Sivaraman in New York and Lisa Baertlein in Los Angeles, editing by Dave Zimmerman)
