Asian shares are higher after two days of trade talks between China and the U.S. made what the U.S. side said was “substantial progress.” U.S. futures and oil prices advanced. Officials said a joint statement would be issued later Monday following the trade talks in Geneva. On Friday, U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%.The Nasdaq composite was little changed. The planned trade talks brought relative calm after stocks whipsawed for weeks due to uncertainty over what U.S. President Donald Trump will do next in his trade war.Read More
Asian shares advance as details awaited on progress in China-US trade talks
