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Jan 17 (Reuters) - European shares touched a record high on
Friday after EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan struck a positive
tone on talks with Washington, soothing some concerns over a
possible escalation in trade tensions between the cross-Atlantic
allies.
The pan STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.4% to a record high
of 422.51 by 0803 GMT, and was set to mark its best week since
late-December.
Hogan said on Thursday that he had a good exchange of views
with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Washington,
underscoring Brussels' desire to negotiate solutions for several
open trade disputes between the United States and the EU.
The trade-sensitive miners subindex .SXPP was the best
performer for the day, as the prospect of better U.S.-EU trade
discourse added to optimism following the signing of an interim
trade deal between the United States and China.