By MarketsFarm

WINNIPEG, Nov. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.

– United States stock markets were trading at record highs Friday morning, as improved sentiment over trade talks with China provided some support to equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up by nearly 100 points in early activity.

– Public impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump were underway on Friday, with investors keeping a close eye on the hearings. Marie Yovanovitch, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was testifying in the morning.

– High tides hit Venice, Italy once again on Friday, flooding the city for the second time this week.