Global shares mostly down as world takes stock of 2020 first half
World shares are down about 8% so far this year, but the world equity index is up 17.5% this quarter
30 June 2020 - 11:34
London — European shares edged down, oil fell and the dollar erased some gains on Tuesday, with little of the optimism of the Asian session extending into early London trading, as markets took stock at the end of the first half of 2020.
The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, was up about 0.1% at 8.30am GMT, after Asian shares rose on strong data from the US housing market and Chinese factories...
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