US stocks rise on hopes of slowing coronavirus deaths
Dow, S&P and Nasdaq up more than 5% after a drop in the daily death toll in New York
06 April 2020 - 22:00
New York — US stocks surged on Monday, with each of the major indexes rallying more than 5%, after a drop in the daily death toll in New York, the country's biggest coronavirus hotspot, fuelled hopes a levelling off of the pandemic was on the horizon.
On Sunday, New York reported virus-related deaths that had fallen slightly from the day before, the first instance in a week...
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