11-03-2019 05:54 via ctvnews.ca

World shares mostly higher as China-U.S. trade talks drag on

BANGKOK -- Shares were mostly higher in Europe on Monday, tracking gains in Asia as investors awaited further developments in trade talks between the U.S. and China. Britain's FTSE 100 gained 1 per cent in early trading to 7,175.46 as Prime Minister Theresa May battled to stave off a fresh defeat for her proposal on the divorce from the European Union. Talks were deadlocked a day before Parliament was scheduled to vote on the plan. Germany's DAX edged 0.1 per cent higher to 11,471.01 and the CAC
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