·European markets opened slightly higher on Monday morning, despite lingering fears of a global trade war. The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged 0.17 percent higher shortly after the opening bell, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory.
·U.S. stock futures led global shares higher on Monday after reports that the United States and China have quietly started negotiations to improve U.S. access to Chinese markets eased fears of a trade war between the two economic giants. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.4 percent, flipping back to positive territory from a 0.5 percent fall. ·Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday in choppy trade, bouncing from a six-month low early in the session as investors covered their short positions and snapped up stocks which will go ex-dividend this week.The Nikkei ended 0.7 percent higher at 20,766.10 points, after hitting an early low of 20,347.49, the weakest since late September.·China stocks pared their losses on Monday after reports emerged the United States and China have started talks to improve U.S. access to Chinese markets, easing fears of a trade war between the two economic giants that have rocked global markets. At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.6 percent at 3,133.72, while the blue-chip CSI300 index also lost 0.6 percent at 3,879.89.
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