{"id":138330,"date":"2018-12-04T06:40:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T11:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=138330"},"modified":"2018-12-04T06:40:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T11:40:46","slug":"trump-xi-agreement-lifts-global-equities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2018\/12\/trump-xi-agreement-lifts-global-equities\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Xi agreement lifts global equities"},"content":{"rendered":"
December 4, 2018<\/div>
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Dollar strengthening reverses<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

US stock market <\/b> extended gains on Monday after President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed over the weekend to launch negotiations to settle trade disagreements while suspending application of any new tariffs for 90 day period. The S&P 500 <\/em> rose 1.1% to 2790.37. Dow Jones <\/a> industrial gained 1.1% to 25826.43. The Nasdaq <\/em> composite index rallied 1.5% to 7441.515. The dollar weakened on mixed data as Institute of Supply Management\u2019s PMI gauge rose to 59.3 in November while construction spending fell 0.1% on month in October: the live dollar index<\/a> data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar\u2019s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, fell 0.2% to 96.92 and is lower currently. Futures on three main US stock indexes indicate lower openings today.<\/p>\n

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DAX 30 leads European indices gains<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European stocks <\/b> recovered on Monday as investors optimism was boosted by US-China trade war truce news. The EUR\/USD <\/em> turned higher while GBP\/USD <\/em> slowed its slide with both currently rising. The Stoxx Europe 600 index gained 1%. The DAX 30 <\/em> rallied 1.9% to 11465.46 and France\u2019s CAC 40 <\/em> added 1%. UK\u2019s FTSE 100 <\/a> rose 1.2% to 7062.41.<\/p>\n

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Shanghai Composite leads Asian indices gains<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Asian stock indices<\/b> are mixed today. Nikkei <\/em> fell 2.4% to 22036.05 as yen\u2018s climb against the dollar accelerated. Chinese shares are gaining: the Shanghai Composite Index <\/em> is up 0.4% and Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng <\/em> Index is 0.1% higher. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index pared over half of previous session gains as it fell 1% with Australian dollar continuing its climb against the greenback.<\/p>\n

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Brent <\/a> up<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Brent futures prices <\/b> are edging higher today on expected OPEC-led crude output cuts and a cutback in output in Canadian province of Alberta. Prices rallied yesterday on news Russia, Saudi Arabia agreed to extend output cuts on the sidelines of the weekend G-20 summit: February Brent crude jumped 3.8% to $61.69 a barrel on Monday.<\/p>\n

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