Nigeria, May 9 -- This report is from today's TNC's Daily Open, our international markets update. TNC Daily Open keeps investors informed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are.

The first nation to sign a trade agreement with the United States was the United Kingdom. Let the celebrations begin. Investors undoubtedly did, as evidenced by the three main U.S. indices' consecutive winning sessions. Strangely, sentiment wasn't as positive on the other side of the Atlantic: after the agreement was announced, the FTSE 100 in the United Kingdom finished lower.

Indeed, the United Kingdom obtained certain concessions, including a reduced tariff rate on its first 100,000 automobile exports to the United States and new negotiatio...