Global stocks rise despite trade tensions after US gains

Global stock markets surged Tuesday despite U.S.-Chinese trade tensions after Wall Street posted its strongest gains in a week.KEEPING SCORE: In early trading, Frankfurt's DAX rose 0.9 percent to 12,204.12 points and London's FTSE 100 gained 0.9 percent to 7,179.37. France's CAC 40 added 0.5 percent to 5,193.16. On Monday, the DAX advanced 1.5 percent, the FTSE 100 rose 0.7 percent and the CAC 40 added 0.6 percent. On Wall Street, futures for the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & P