World stock index at 5-1/2-month high as tech rallies, trade fears wane

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A major global stock index jumped to 5-1/2-month highs on Wednesday as optimism on the potential for U.S. trade deals cleared the path for technology stocks to resume their leadership mantle.Talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) hinge on Canada after Monday's deal between the other parties to that pact, the United States and Mexico. MSCI's world equity index, which tracks shares in 47 countries, gained 0.39 percent as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq U.S...