Global equity markets up for second session in a row
US futures have indicated gains ahead for Wall Street, raising the prospect of record highs for the S&P 500
24 August 2020 - 11:14
London — Equity markets gained for a second straight session on Monday as hopes for a coronavirus treatment boosted risk assets and markets geared up for the US. Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole meeting later in the week.
Europe's pan-regional Stoxx 600 rose 1.3% and the global benchmark added 0.4% after US regulators authorised the use of blood plasma from recovered patients as a treatment option...
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