Mar 9, 2018 - Economy

Markets worldwide react to job numbers, tariffs and North Korea

Zachary Basu

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at the London Stock Exchange on March 5. Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images

Global stocks rose Friday in response to stronger-than-expected U.S. job growth and news that President Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. On tariffs, "markets largely brushed aside confirmation that Trump was going ahead with his plan," and are now looking at which countries will be exempted, per the AP.

Global markets (as of 9:31am ET):

Dow (U.S.): +0.71%
CAC 40 (France): +0.62%
DAX (Germany): +0.19%
FTSE 100 (U.K.): +0.21%
Nikkei 225 (Japan): +0.47%
SSE Composite (China): +0.57%
KOSPI (South Korea): +1.08%

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