Global markets end 2019 with healthy gains
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Stock markets overcame US-China trade tensions and Brexit uncertainty to post healthy gains in 2019.
In London, the FTSE 100’s traditional early New Year’s Eve close saw it end the year up 12% at 7,542.44 points.
Some big European and Asian markets saw even larger rises in 2019, while the main US indexes were all on track to end sharply higher on the year.
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