Hopes for progress in trade war and Brexit buoy stocks
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LONDON (Reuters) - World shares rose on Monday, as hopes for resolving the U.S.-China trade war and a belief that Britain will avoid a disorderly exit from the European Union gave investors cause for riskier bets. MSCI's world equity index , which tracks shares in 47 countries, gained 0.2%. The Euro STOXX 600 added 0.4%. The positive mood in Europe mirrored gains in Asia. There, MSCI's widest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.3%, with Chinese shares gaining 0.3%. Appetite..