European shares hit four-year high on fresh U.S.-China trade deal hopes

(Reuters) - European shares touched a four-year high in early trading on Wednesday, as comments from U.S. President Donald Trump sparked hopes of an imminent resolution to the drawn-out trade war with China.The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.1%, led by trade-sensitive miners , which gained 0.8%.Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was in the "final throes" of work on an initial trade agreement, adding to optimism from earlier in the day when Beijing said top negotiators from both..