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11 February 2019
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World markets mostly rose Monday as traders looked ahead to a new round
of trade talks between U.S. and Chinese officials in Beijing this week.
KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, France's CAC 40
rose 0.9 percent to 5,004.68 and Germany's DAX was up 0.9 percent at 11,002.65.
Britain's FTSE 100 index gained 0.6 percent to 7,106.46 after government
figures showed the British economy slowed last year to its weakest growth rate
since the aftermath of the global financial crisis. The data weakened the
pound, which tends to boost the shares of the many multinationals listed on the
FTSE.
Wall Street was headed for small gains on the
open. Dow futures added 0.2 percent to 25,142. The broader S&P 500 futures
gained 0.3 percent to 2,713.
U.S-CHINA TALKS: Officials from the U.S. and
China are to meet in Beijing for talks on Thursday and Friday. U.S. Treasury
Secretary Stephen Mnuchin and trade representative Robert Lighthizer will lead
the American delegation at the talks, which are aimed at bringing the two sides
closer to resolving deep-seated issues such as disagreements over Beijing's
technology policy. Lower-level negotiations were set to begin Monday, but a
resolution isn't expected before a truce on tariffs expires in early March. An
agreement before then, or a simple extension of the truce, will be viewed as
positive for markets. If not, the U.S. is expected to more than double import
taxes on $200 billion in Chinese goods.
ANALYST'S TAKE: "After the worst
December and best January in years, it appears that we are back at inflection
point across various asset classes, waiting for direction yet again,"
Jingyi Pan of IG said in a market commentary.
THE DAY IN ASIA: Markets in China and Taiwan,
reopening after a weeklong Lunar New Year break, posted broad gains. The
Shanghai Composite index jumped 1.4 percent to 2,653.90. The Kospi in South
Korea advanced 0.2 percent to 2,180.73 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.7 percent
to 28,143.84. Australia's S&P ASX 200 was 0.2 percent lower at 6,060.80.
Stocks rose in Taiwan but fell in Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. Japanese
markets were closed for a holiday.
ENERGY: U.S. crude lost 48 cents to $52.24
per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained
8 cents to settle at $52.72 per barrel in New York on Friday. Brent crude, used
to price international oils, shed 18 cents to $61.92 per barrel. It added 47
cents to close at $62.10 per barrel in London on Friday.
CURRENCIES: The dollar rose to 110.20 yen
from 109.73 yen late Friday. The euro eased to $1.1307 from $1.1324. The pound
was at $1.2897, from $1.2942.The Total
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