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Stocks rise with tech shares, dollar falls after recent gains
The major stock indexes rose Thursday as investors awaited more developments in the U.S. China trade dispute, and the dollar fell after recent gains. Alphabet is expected to release its quarterly results after the closing bell. Alphabet has been up by 1.9%. S&P's technology sector led all other sectors in the S&P index with gains of about 3%. Donald Trump, the U.S. President, said that on Thursday trade talks were underway between the U.S.A. and China. This was in response to Chinese claims that there had been no discussion about easing the ongoing trade conflict. Beijing said that earlier, the...