London — World stocks remained near record highs on Thursday, after the US and China signed the first phase of an agreement to end their 18-month trade war.

MSCI’s broadest index of world stocks was up 0.1%. London, Frankfurt and Paris helped Europe start stronger, after China’s biggest stocks dipped overnight...

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