FTSE 100 lags Europe in stock markets’ response to US-China trade deal
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FTSE 100 lags Europe in stock markets’ response to US-China trade deal
Global stock markets have reacted positively to the news that the US and China have come to an initial agreement over a trade deal, hot on the heels of the UK-US agreement announced last week.Overnight, the Asia Dow closed almost 1.2 per cent up, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 up 0.4 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index almost a full three per cent higher.In Europe, the morning trading has seen a similar reaction with Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 leading the way, both just under one per cent in the green at 10am BST - though the FTSE ..