* MSCI global stock index tags 1st gain in 8 sessions
* Italy, Sweden help deliver gains in European shares
* Emerging markets under pressure
By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - An index of global stock markets rose on Monday for the first time in eight trading sessions on optimism about policy from Italy to the United States, dodging anxiety about the U.S.-China trade war.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS added 0.15 percent, but it felt fragile after a sell-off in China overnight and emerging-market shares hit their lowest level in more than a year.
Traders were bracing for a potential escalation in the Sino-U.S. row after President Donald Trump raised the stakes on Friday, saying he is ready to impose tariffs on virtually all Chinese imports to the United States. He also called on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to make its products in the United States. market stocks .MSCIEF lost 1.19 percent for the day.
U.S. stock investors are looking to extend momentum after corporate profits hit a record high in the second quarter, while investors think an Italian debt crisis would spark a conflict with Europe that would hurt the domestic economy.
Congressional Republicans plan to unveil another round of tax cuts this week ahead of the Nov. 6 U.S. elections. continue to be under pressure from a whole host of headwinds," said Tim Love, investment director of emerging market equities at fund manager GAM Holding AG.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 13.48 points, or 0.05 percent, to 25,903.06, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 7.53 points, or 0.26 percent, to 2,879.21 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 16.91 points, or 0.21 percent, to 7,919.45.
Stocks in Milan .FTMIB jumped 2.30 percent after Economy Minister Giovanni Tria said on Sunday the coalition's more radical budget plans would be introduced gradually, reassuring investors that EU fiscal rules would be respected. euro EUR= was up 0.45 percent to $1.1603, and the gap between yields on Italian and more creditworthy German bonds fell to the narrowest in a month.
Shares in Stockholm .OMXS30 and the Swedish crown SEK= strengthened after the nationalist Sweden Democrats gained less ground than polls had predicted in elections on Sunday. EMERGING MARKETS
The latest 14-month low for emerging-market shares came amid turbulence in Argentina, Turkey, Brazil, Russia and South Africa, where currencies have been routed recently. EMRG/FRX
Some Asian economies are vulnerable, too, Nomura analysts said, with many countries burdened by high private debt. They also noted a "concentration risk" from some of the world's largest funds' heavy investments in emerging-market assets.
The Indian rupee hit a record low INR=D2 and Indonesia's rupiah IDR=ID weakened near an all-time low. The Australian dollar AUD=D3 , a proxy for Chinese growth because of the large volume of metals Australia sells to China, hovered near its lowest in 2-1/2 years.
Copper, an industrial metal China uses heavily, lost 0.53 percent, adding to a nearly 20 percent drop already this year. CMCU3
Beijing had warned of retaliation if Washington launched any new trade measures. But it is running out of room to match them dollar-for-dollar, raising concern it will resort to other measures, such as weakening the yuan or taking action against U.S. companies in China. broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS closed down 1.14 percent at the lowest since July 2017.
The potential for a U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike after a U.S. labor market report showed wages posting their largest annual increase in more than nine years pushed 2-year Treasury yields US2YT=RR to 2.7109 percent, their highest in 10 years. aversion supported the 30-year bond, which last rose 9/32 in price to yield 3.0883 percent. US30YT=RR Asian Stock Markets Performance
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