Europe stocks, U.S. futures rise as Beijing and D.C. make strides in trade talks
Up 1.6% on Monday, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, +0.40% rose 0.5%. Airlines rose, with International Airlines Group IAG, +4.56% and easyJet EZJ, +3.89% gaining ground.
After a 378-point gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.35% on Monday on news the U.S. gave tentative approval to blood plasma as a COVID-19 treatment, futures on the Dow YM00, +0.46% rose 178 points. That tone contrasts with the election campaigning of U.S. President Donald Trump, who said on Sunday in an interview he would be open to completely decoupling from China.
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