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Jan 16 (Reuters) - European shares gained ground on Thursday
after the United States and China signed an eagerly awaited
Phase 1 trade deal, but some questions still remained over
certain key issues.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX was up 0.1% by
0806 GMT.
Global markets paused around record highs following the
signing of the agreement on Wednesday, as the deal highlighted
daunting purchase commitments of U.S. goods by China, while
leaving existing tariffs in place. MKTS/GLOB
However, the prospect of no further escalation in the
economically damaging trade war encouraged a slight risk-on
mode.
The European retail subindex .SXRP was the best performer,
led by a 11.1% rise in German meal-kit delivery company
HelloFresh HFGG.DE after it flagged a stronger 2019.