BANGKOK — Shares were higher in Europe on Thursday after most Asian markets advanced following meagre gains on Wall Street driven by a mixed set of company earnings. The FTSE 100 in London advanced 0.6% to 7,300.45 while Germany’s DAX jumped 0.8% to 12,905.81. The CAC 40 in France picked up 0.6% to 5,689.42. Wall Street looked set for gains, with the future contract for the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.2% to 26,844.00. The future for the S&P 500 also rose 0.2% to 3,011.00. British lawmakers have blocked Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s goal of taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, so the EU must decide on whether to postpone that deadline for a third time. European Council President Donald Tusk has said he will recommend the bloc agree, alleviating for now fears that Britain might soon crash out of the bloc without a deal, inflicting disruptions and economic pain on both sides. “Brexit remains of great concern, and though few developments materialized last night, the market is maintaining confidence a deal will be coming,” Stephen Innes of AxiTrader said in a report. In Asian trading, Japan’s Nikkei 225 advanced 0.6% to 22,750.60 and the Hang… Read full this story
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