World stocks at record high as techs lead relief rally
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The world's shares hit a record high on Friday as a relief over de-escalation of U.S.-Iranian tensions quickly prompted investors to bet on faster global growth, especially in the technology sector.MSCI's broadest gauge of the world's stocks in 49 countries rose a tad to hit an all-time high and its index on Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.18%.Japan's Nikkei rose 0.43% while Australian stocks rallied 0.67% to a record high.That followed record-setting in the..