Global stocks fell Friday as investors awaited U.S. Senate developments over a big tax reform package. Oil prices surged, meanwhile, after the OPEC oil cartel extended productions cuts.
KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX was down 0.9 percent at 12,906 while France’s CAC 40 fell 0.8 percent to 5,330. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was 0.2 percent lower at 7,311. U.S. stocks were poised for losses at the open too with Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures down 0.3 percent.
