Global stock markets were mixed on Friday as U.S. and Chinese officials held a new round of talks seeking to avert a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
KEEPING SCORE: Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.2 percent to 7,773 a day after closing at a record high, while France’s CAC 40 was flat at 5,623. Germany’s DAX fell 0.1 percent to 13,105. Futures augured small gains on Wall Street with S&P futures up 0.1 percent and Dow futures up 0.3 percent.
