Stocks rise and gold dips as investors regain confidence

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Stocks edged up on Tuesday, taking comfort from a possible easing in trade tensions between the U.S. and China and an ebbing of nerves over credit risks in the banking sector, which in turn nudged gold lower. In Asia, the near-certainty of Sanae Takaichi becoming Japan's next prime minister briefly sent Tokyo's Nikkei to a record high and dented the yen. U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected to reach a fair trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping when the t ...