Global stocks start the week strong ahead of US-China trade deal
Markets have rebounded as tensions between US and Iran ease and the focus shifts towards the signing of phase 1 of the trade agreement
13 January 2020 - 12:40
London — World stock markets ticked higher on Monday, hovering just below record levels ahead of the expected signing of a phase 1 China-US trade deal, although markets have yet to see details of the agreement.
After Asian shares touched 19-month highs, European bourses ticked up at the open. Germany’s DAX rose 0.2%, France’s CAC 40 gained 0.1% and Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.3%. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was marginally higher, eking out a 0.02% gain...
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