Global stocks rose and the dollar edged higher today as trade talks between the United States and China were set to extend to a second day, with tentative signs that tensions between the world's two l

Global stocks rose on Monday while the dollar slipped as talks began in London between the United States and China aimed at cooling a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. The trade dispute between the two countries has expanded beyond tit-for-tat tariffs to restrictions over rare earths,

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.5% in early trade on Monday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index surged 1.3%, touching the 24,000-point level for the first time since March 21. Japan's Nikkei stock index rose 0.9%.