Day’s fewer coronavirus cases nudge Asian shares up
Hopes remain that China will raise stimulus to help manufacturing back online
19 February 2020 - 08:00
Tokyo — Asian shares and US stock futures edged cautiously higher on Wednesday, as investors tried to shake off worries about the coronavirus epidemic after a slight decline in the number of new cases.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eked out a minor 0.03% gain but spent much of the morning session bouncing between gains and losses...
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