China bucks downbeat Asian shares trend with oil and copper also down
Spike in global coronavirus cases dampens sentiment as markets await eurozone and US fiscal stimulus plans
20 July 2020 - 07:33
Sydney — Asian shares were downbeat on Monday with oil and copper also soft, as a spike in global coronavirus cases hung over markets awaiting efforts from the eurozone and US to stitch together fiscal stimulus plans to fight the pandemic.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.2%, reversing early gains after E-mini futures for the S&P 500 turned negative to be down 0.4%...
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