Stocks from Tokyo to London are edging slightly higher today, alongside U.S. Futures. Market sentiment has improved on general optimism towards the upcoming U.S. – China meeting, during which the two superpowers are expected to calm things down by placing on hold any further tariffs hikes. Saturday’s sit-down between the two blocs is a key event for markets after talks broke down last month. Seeing Washington and Beijing get back to the negotiating table attempt to solve the commercial dispute and witnessing them adopt a nicer tone towards each other would already be a step forward. However, some warn that investors should not expect much from the meeting or risk getting disappointed.
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Stocks are on the rise everywhere in Europe today after the Stoxx-50 index registered a 12-points bullish gap at the opening. The market is now trading towards 3,435.0pts with a strong intraday support above 3,427.0pts while prices are being driven up by Health Care and Financials.
The situation is slightly less optimistic in Geneva where the SMI-20 has already filled its bullish opening gap as prices now trades around 9,840.0pts now. However, bulls seem to still be preventing the market from going below the 9,815.0pts / 9,800.0pts zone. Top Swiss equity movers this morning are Swatch Group AG and Geberit AG while the worst performances are being registered by SGS SA and Givaudan SA.
