Global stocks mixed after Trump impeachment vote

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Global stock markets were mixed Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump and Japan's central bank kept ultra-low interest rates unchanged.

The House vote sends Trump's case to the Senate for trial. Republicans who control the Senate say they plan to acquit him.

In early trading, London's FTSE 100 was off 5 points at 7,535.20 and Frankfurt's DAX was up 8 points at 13,229.64. France's CAC 40 gained 0.1% to 5,966.35. In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,017.07 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 0.3% to 23,864.85. Hong Kong's Hang Seng sank 0.3% to 27,800.49.India's Sensex rose 0.2% to 41.636.03 while New Zealand and Singapore also gained. Taiwan and Jakarta retreated.

Australian employers added 39,900 jobs following a revised loss of 24,800 in October. Annual growth held steady at 2% over a year earlier.

 

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As Jim Kramer of CNBC said it's nothing to worry about. Got to agree, the Democrats are just trying to help Trumps re-election. It's the Economy Stupid!

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