World stocks down on virus jitters and US election uncertainty
The MSCI world index was down 0.3%, with the Euro Stoxx 50 down 0.6% and US stock futures down by up to1.6%
30 October 2020 - 12:20
London/Sydney — World stocks slipped further on Friday and save havens got a fillip as jitters over a rising global Covid-19 infection rate and next week’s US presidential election weighed on sentiment.
A strong central bank-fueled bounce back from the initial pandemic slide earlier in the year has faltered this week with concerns about an even worse second wave of infections, particularly in Europe, taking the froth off markets...
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