World markets soar Thursday as Trump pauses most of his tariffs

People walk by an electronic board showing the stock index of Japan’s Nikkei 225, centre, and NY Dow, left, at a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, April 10, 2025. TOKYO — World markets soared on Thursday, with Japan's benchmark jumping more than 9%, as investors welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to put his sharp tariff hikes on hold for 90 days, though he excluded China from the reprieve. In early trading, Germany's DAX initially gained more than 8%. It was up 7.5% at 21,141.53 a bit later, while the CAC 40 in Paris gained 7.2% to 7,360.23. Britain's FTSE…