Global stocks slip on U.S.-China tensions; oil rises to 2-1/2-month high

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Global equities trended lower on Thursday on concerns about the long-term economic impact of the new coronavirus and simmering U.S.-China tensions, though oil markets set aside those worries and marched to a 2-1/2 month high.The London , Paris and Frankfurt bourses fell as did the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Wall Street, but the Dow industrials edged higher in choppy trade.The dollar traded in a narrow range as investors weighed the impact of global business lockdowns and..