Dow’s 20,000 breakthrough shores up global stocks

LONDON (AP) — Buoyed by the Dow Jones’ first-ever breach of the 20,000 mark, global stock markets eked out further gains on Thursday.
KEEPING SCORE: The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 0.2 percent to 7,178 while Germany’s DAX rose 0.5 percent to 11,660. The CAC-40 in France was 0.1 percent higher at 4,881. U.S. stocks were headed for further gains, albeit modest ones, at the open with both Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures up 0.1 percent.
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