25-01-2017 16:41 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Dow crosses 20,000 on reinvigorated Trump rally

By Jamie McGeever and Herbert Lash LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 20,000 for the first time on Wednesday and world stocks hit 19-month highs on strong Japanese trade data, stellar European corporate results and investor enthusiasm over U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump marked the milestone with a tweet: "Great!#Dow20K". "While the Dow hitting 20,000 is one of the least meaningful data points on my screen, it does suggest that the equity rally is pretty
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