13-04-2016 10:19 via news.yahoo.com

China trade surprise gives stocks a lift

By Jamie McGeever LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Wednesday after surprisingly upbeat Chinese trade data offered hope Asia's biggest economy is finally stabilising, fuelling risk appetite. Europe's main indices rose as much as 2 percent in early trade, Asian stocks extended their winning streak to the longest in six months, and U.S. futures pointed to a positive open on Wall Street. "Given the latest rebound in equity markets and the dollar, markets are likely to trade with a more risk-
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