US markets settled with very modest gains after a choppy session as a fresh round of US-China tariff negotiations in Beijing commenced and as the threat of another partial government shutdown loomed. Dow eased -53-points or -0.21% to log its fourth consecutive session decline. Morgan Stanley fell -1.5% after the bank announced the acquisition of Canada-based Solium Capital Inc. in a deal valued at US$900M The broader S&P500 eked out a +0.07% rise, NASDAQ +0.13%. Media group Axios reported on Sunday (10 February), citing two administration officials, that President Trump's advisors have informally discussed holding a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month at the Mar-a-Lago, Trump's private club in Florida.
