Trump also plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip.While investors were on edge about the outcome of these high-stake meetings, sentiment has generally been buoyed by upbeat economic data in the United States. "Global growth is a mature theme, and notably, we have seen real improvement in Europe, while in the U.S. the data is humming along nicely," said Chris Weston, senior market strategist at I.G. non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to its highest level since 2005, figures out on Friday showed. New orders for U.S.-made goods gained for the second straight month in September and orders for core capital goods surpassed expectations. U.S. crude added 16 cents to 55.80.Spot gold was steady at $1269.61 an ounce.

Source: The Star November 06, 2017 00:56 UTC