GLOBAL MARKETS-Global Stocks Rise, Dollar Soft on Fed Easing Bets

GLOBAL MARKET - LONDON. Global equities rose on Thursday, with Japanese shares hitting a record high, as tech-led gains on Wall Street, upbeat earnings, growing hopes for a ceasefire in Ukraine and expectations for U.S. rate cuts boosted sentiment.

Markets largely shook off U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff volleys, including an additional 25% tariff on U.S. imports from India over purchases of Russian oil and a threatened 100% duty on chips.