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ASX set to slide lower as European markets dip – Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian sharemarket is poised to open the day lower as European markets took centre stage with Wall Street closed for Thanksgiving.
US markets will be closed Thursday and open for half the day on Friday.
Cases of COVID-19 continue to soar around the world, and deaths related to the sickness are growing, hitting more than 1.4 million people cumulatively worldwide. Worries are growing about it spreading during the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
In Japan, authorities asked restaurants and bars to close early, and people to refrain from travel. European governments are looking to ease existing restrictions ahead of Christmas, though…
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