BEIJING - Global stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street’s benchmark hit a new high following the latest truce in the costly U.S.-Chinese trade war. Hong Kong advanced despite protests over a proposed extradition law that led to police using tear gas to clear streets. Forecasters warned, however, the two sides still face the same differences that caused talks to break down in May. “The sustainability of this upward movement remains in question with the uncertainty continuing for geopolitical tensions.”ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWIn early trading, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.2% to 7,514.62. On Wall Street, the future for the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 index was down 0.1% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 0.2%.

Source: thestar July 02, 2019 05:15 UTC