World stocks pause at record peak as markets assess U.S.-China deal
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TOKYO (Reuters) - World stocks inched ahead to a record high on Thursday after the United States and China signed an initial deal to defuse their 18-month trade war, though financial markets were wary as a number of thorny issues remained unresolved. MSCI's broadest index of world stocks firmed 0.03% in Asia after closing at record level on Wednesday while its index on Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.13%, with India and Australia hitting record highs.Japan's Nikkei rose 0.14% while..