Global markets are up despite rising Covid-19 cases in US
European shares opened higher, and the MSCI world equity index was up 0.3%
26 June 2020 - 12:14
London — Markets showed signs of optimism on Friday, with European shares opening higher and oil prices rising despite a record number of new Covid-19 infections in the US.
They rose across the US by at least 39,818 on Thursday, the largest one-day increase of the pandemic. The governor of Texas temporarily stopped the state's reopening on Thursday as infections and hospitalisations surged...
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