Home Business Global Markets: Stocks end 2019 near record highs, dollar slides Business Global Markets: Stocks end 2019 near record highs, dollar slides By Genpie - January 1, 2020 172 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp The dollar slid to a six-month low on Tuesday as progress on U.S.-China trade tensions led investors to higher-risk assets, while a year-end rally that lifted global equity markets to record highs stayed alive on the last trading day of 2019.