01-07-2019 15:40 via lex18.com

Markets Right Now: Stocks rally on US-China trade truce

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
9:35 a.m.
Stocks are rallying early Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to resume trade talks.
The U.S. agreed to hold off on imposing new tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods, although existing tariffs on $250 billion of imports remain in place.
Technology and consumer-focused companies led the gains. Investors also sold safe-haven investments such as gold, which fell 1.2%, and bonds. The yield on th
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