Stocks Lifted to Month High by US Debt Ceiling Hopes

Stocks Lifted to Month High by US Debt Ceiling Hopes
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 13, 2023. Staff/Reuters
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LONDON/SINGAPORE—Global shares hit a one-month high on Friday as markets reflected increased hopes of a U.S. debt ceiling deal that could avoid a potentially calamitous default.

Europe’s STOXX 600 was up 0.7 percent, while e-mini futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent, following a 0.9 percent gain for the benchmark Wall Street index overnight.