Many global markets climbed Thursday following a report that the U.S. has proposed a new round of trade negotiations with China before going ahead with plans to slap tariffs on $200 billion or more in Chinese goods.
Investors were also keeping an eye on European Central Bank and Bank of England meetings, where no policy changes are expected.
KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, France’s CAC 40 gained 0.3 percent in early trading to 5,348.25 while the DAX in Germany added 0.5 percent to 12,096.49. Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped 0.2 percent to 7,295.59. Wall Street was set for a positive open. Dow futures added 0.1 percent to 26,047.00 and S&P 500 futures also gained 0.1 percent to 2,891.30.
