World shares edge down ahead of US jobs data as tech tumbles
Global shares are set for worst week in more than two months as the dollar heads for its best week since May
04 September 2020 - 11:20
London/Singapore — World shares edged lower on Friday, and were on course for their worst week in more than two months, though gains in safer assets, such as bonds and the dollar, were muted as investors awaited US jobs data to see if it triggers a bigger sell-off.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index added 0.4%, rebounding from its worst day in more than a month a day before amid a tech-led plunge on Wall Street on Thursday...
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