World stocks scale record peak on U.S.-China trade deal

TOKYO (Reuters) - World stocks inched to a record high on Thursday after the United States and China signed a deal to defuse their 18-month trade war, which has weighed on global economic growth and hampered investments.MSCI's broadest index of world stocks firmed 0.04% in early trade after closing at record level on Wednesday while its index on Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.10%.Japan's Nikkei rose 0.14% while Australian shares were 0.6% higher.U.S. President Donald Trump and..