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LONDON | World shares drift lower ahead of Trump-Xi meeting at G-20

LONDON— Global stock markets drifted lower Friday ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit this weekend.

KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX fell 0.6 percent to 11,233 while France’s CAC40 was down 0.5 percent at 4,981.

Britain’s FTSE 100 was 0.7 percent lower at 6,987. Wall Street was poised to open lower too with Dow futures and the broader…

BANGKOK | World shares mixed ahead of Trump-Xi meeting at G-20 summit

BANGKOK— World share prices are mixed ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit this weekend.

KEEPING SCORE: The DAX in Germany fell 0.6 percent to 11,235.69 and France’s CAC40 lost 0.5 percent to 4,981.48.

Britain’s FTSE 100 sank 0.8 percent to 6,983.30. The outlook for U.S. trading was clouded, with the future contract for the Dow Jones…