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Vaccine hopes give stocks, euro and oil shot in the arm – Reuters
World shares climbed toward a four-month high on Wednesday with the euro and oil in tow, as hopes for a coronavirus vaccine offset rising tensions between the United States and China.
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares climbed toward a four-month high on Wednesday with the euro and oil in tow, as hopes for a coronavirus vaccine offset rising tensions between the United States and China.
Asia had a choppy session after more barbs between Beijing and Washington over Hong Kong, but 1.7%-2.2% gains for London .FTSE, Frankfurt .GDAXI, Paris .FCHE and a 1% rise in Wall Street futures blew away any caution.
An experimental vaccine for COVID-19 produced by U.S. company Moderna (MRNA…
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