US stocks climbed on Tuesday, as investors picked up beaten-down technology and industrial stocks following optimistic comments from Washington and Beijing that tempered concerns about a further escalation in the trade war.

Tech stocks power Wall Street after trade war rout

A savvy investor who managed to time the start of Wall Street's bull market a decade ago - and hold on since then - would now be sitting on a handsome windfall. Born in the ashes of the financial crisis, Wall Street's oldest-ever bull market turns 10 years old on Saturday, with the S&P 500 tripling in value and amply rewarding investors who have owned funds tracking the index for that period.

Wall Street's oldest-ever bull market turns ten years old

For the week, the Dow rose 2.96 per cent, the S&P 500 gained 2.87 per cent, and the Nasdaq added 2.66 per cent.

Wall Street extends rally on US-China trade optimism

Oil prices retreated on Friday amid a global glut, racking up a 20 per cent drop for November, while world equity markets were mixed ahead of weekend talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Global markets: Oil tumbles on supply glut; Wall Street up on G20 comments

Asian shares fell on Tuesday as earnings season nerves in the US dented Wall Street, while a cocktail of negative drivers from Saudi Arabia's diplomatic isolation to concerns over Italy's budget and Brexit talks depressed sentiment.

Asian stocks fall on Wall Street earnings fear, Khashoggi

Dow Jones Industrial Average dived 4.2 per cent to 23,860.46

Wall Street bloodbath: Dow plunges over 1,000 points, S&P sinks

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