Wall Street had a lackluster day, with little to spur investors onward amid a steady drumbeat of worrisome news on trade and geopolitical worries. The Dow finished flat while the broader S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq sagged, losing 0.3 percent and 0.4 percent respectively. The White House announced Friday that trade talks with a visiting Chinese delegation had gone well but there was "no deal yet." Elsewhere in Europe, the main stock markets took a pause after record runs. Top European stock markets had been propelled to heights Thursday by weakness in the pound and euro, which boosted share prices of exporters.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 18, 2018 22:30 UTC