European shares traded higher on Thursday when world markets received a boost from news about the development of a possible coronavirus vaccine. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 1.3% mid-morning, with banks up 4% to lead gains as all sectors and major markets entered positive territory. European stocks are tracking global …
Read More »Stocks rise above US employment data.
LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks rose for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as encouraging testing of the coronavirus vaccine kept investors’ spirits above what was expected to be a record rebound in job numbers in America later. FILE PHOTO: The DAX chart of the German Stock Price Index is …
Read More »Stocks rise above US employment data.
LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks rose for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as encouraging testing of the coronavirus vaccine kept investors’ spirits above what was expected to be a record rebound in job numbers in America later. FILE PHOTO: The DAX chart of the German Stock Price Index is …
Read More »Asian stocks near 4-month highs in vaccine hopes, eyes on US payrolls
SYDNEY / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks hovered near four-month highs on Thursday in hopes of a vaccine for COVID-19, while copper prices jumped to a more than six-month spike due to a better global perspective and supply fears in the main producer Chile. FILE PHOTO: An SGX sign …
Read More »Asian stocks rise on vaccine hopes, eyes on US payrolls
SYDNEY / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks posted a spike on Wall Street on Thursday, although sentiment was cautious ahead of US employment data. FILE PHOTO: An SGX sign is displayed on the Singapore Stock Exchange on July 19, 2017. REUTERS / Edgar Su MSCI’s broader index of Asia …
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