World shares up as China data fuels bets on growth
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LONDON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - World shares rose to record highs on Friday, buoyed by Chinese data that suggested the world's second-biggest economy was stabilising. Riskier assets were in demand worldwide as the Chinese growth data, along with easing trade tensions with the United States, sent the MSCI world equity index up 0.2% and further into record territory. China's economy grew 6% between October and December last year. Anaemic domestic demand and the trade war with the United..