World shares make modest gains as euphoria over China-US trade truce wavers

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Shares logged modest gains in most world markets on Tuesday as the initial euphoria over the 90-day truce in the trade war between the United States and China faded. Investors were sobered after Monday’s rallies by uncertainties over the longer term, as analysts warned President Donald Trump’s policies could still change. The future for the S&P 500 slipped 0.4% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%. On Monday, stocks soared on Wall Street after the United States said in a joint statement with China that it will cut tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from as high...