• European equities rose sharply higher Thursday morning as trade tensions eased.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 1.5 percent higher with every sector rising. Basic resources and technology stocks were the top-performing sectors in early trade, up by more than 2 percent.
• Asian shares bounced from two-month lows on Thursday as world equities recovered from a selloff triggered by escalating Sino-U.S. trade tensions, with investors hoping a full-blown trade war between the world’s two biggest economies can be averted.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.5 percent, a day after it hit its lowest in almost two months.
• Japanese stocks rose on Thursday after Wall Street bounced back from a sell-off triggered by an escalating U.S.-China trade spat, sending most sectors into positive territory.
The Nikkei gained 1.5 percent to 21,645.42, trading above its 200-day moving average of 21,359.22.
• Chinese banks will be closed in observance of Tomb Sweeping Day
Reference: Reuters,CNBC