16-02-2017 22:17 via theguardian.com

World stocks hit record highs as Dow keeps rising - as it happened

All the day’s economic and financial news, as shares continue to hit new peaks before coming off the boil in late tradingIntroduction: MSCI World Index hits new high this morningLatest: Dow Jones hits another closing highTrump-Russia worries alarm some tradersVIX fear index hits two-week highEconomic optimism and rising inflation push shares upUS factory survey surges to 33-year highAre shares overvalued? Maybe.... 9.16pm GMTThat’s all for today, after a lively session that saw MSCI&
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