· European stocks opened slightly higher on Monday morning, amid signs of thawing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged up 0.15 percent shortly after the opening bell, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory. Market holidays in the U.K. and U.S. were widely expected to make trading slow and illiquid on Monday.
· Asian stocks and U.S. share futures gained on signs the United States and North Korea were still working towards holding a summit.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5 percent. Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.1 percent.
· Japanese shares ended little changed on Monday as a further slide in oil prices pulled down energy-related stocks, offsetting initial gains stemming from renewed hopes for a U.S.-North Korea summit next month.
The benchmark Nikkei share average closed up 0.1 percent at 22,481.09, giving up much of the 0.4 percent gain seen in early trade.
· China’s blue-chip index ended higher on Monday, helped by robust gains in consumer and healthcare firms, and on signs the United States and North Korea were still working towards holding a summit.
The blue-chip CSI300 index closed up 0.4 percent at 3,833.26, while the Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.2 percent to 3,135.08 points.
Referenece: Reuters,CNBC
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