European shares join global trade war relief rally

European shares join global trade war relief rally
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, October 29, 2018. REUTERS/Staff Copyright STAFF(Reuters)
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LONDON (Reuters) - European shares joined a global relief rally on Friday after after U.S. President Donald Trump fuelled hopes among investors that a deal to end a prolonged dispute over trade could be made with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this month.

The pan-European STOXX 600 <.STOXX> rose 1.2 percent by 0827 GMT, hitting its highest since Oct. 10, although companies and indexes most exposed to trade surged further.

Germany's DAX <.GDAXI> jumped 1.6 percent lifted by the big exporters among its constituents, such as car maker Volkswagen <VOWG_p.DE>, up 3.6 percent or Daimler <DAIGn.DE>, up 2.8 percent.

The European automotive index was the best performing one in early trading, jumping 3.5 percent and all other sectors were in positive territory except for telecoms.

Following Asia's lead, European tech stocks shrugged off Apple's <AAPL.O> disappointing results, which saw the iPhone marker's shares tumbled about 7 percent after the bell.

(Reporting by Julien Ponthus; Editing by Josephine Mason)

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