# Stocks rose today as the latest round of China-US trade talks moved into a second day, with one of US president Donald Trump’s top advisers saying he expected a big, strong handshake. There is optimism the negotiations, which come after Trump spoke to Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last week, will bring some much-needed calm to markets and ease tensions between the economic superpowers. The meeting in London will look to smooth relations after Trump accused Beijing of violating an agreement reached at a top-level meeting in Geneva last month.
Stocks rise as US-China trade talks enter second day