NEW YORK, May 30 ― A gauge of global equities rebounded and crude oil rose yesterday after US President Donald Trump ordered an end to Washington's special treatment of Hong Kong, a move investors welcomed as unlikely to jeopardise a trade accord with China. Trump said China broke its word over...
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Trump said China broke its word over Hong Kong's autonomy but did not mention any action that would undermine the Phase 1 trade deal that Washington and Beijing signed this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 17.53 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 25,383.11, the S&P 500 gained 14.58 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 3,044.31 and the Nasdaq Composite added 120.88 points, or 1.29 per cent, to 9,489.87.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.05 per cent. In Europe, the pan-regional STOXX 600 index lost 1.44 per cent. Investors have been buying stocks as lockdowns have been lifted or eased, betting on a speedy recovery.MSCI's All Country World Index, which tracks stocks across 49 countries, was up around 3.5 per cent this week ― its best weekly performance since April.
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