U.S. stock-index futures surged on Monday, as the WSJ's report that the United States and China had quietly started negotiations to improve U.S. access to Chinese markets eased concerns about a trade war between these two countries.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 20,766.10 | +148.24 | +0.72% |
| Hang Seng | 30,548.77 | +239.48 | +0.79% |
| Shanghai | 3,133.92 | -18.84 | -0.60% |
| S&P/ASX | 5,790.50 | -30.20 | -0.52% |
| FTSE | 6,949.73 | +27.79 | +0.40% |
| CAC | 5,117.64 | +0.44% | +22.42 |
| DAX | 11,953.12 | +66.81 | +0.56% |
| Crude | $65.71 | | -0.26% |
| Gold | $1,348.20 | | -0.13% |