Sydney — Shares surged, oil prices jumped and the dollar remained weak on Monday as the expectation of fewer regulatory reforms and more monetary stimulus under US president-elect Joe Biden supported risk appetite.

The Democratic candidate’s election victory was already largely priced in by markets, which had been trading with the view of a Biden presidency and a Republican-controlled US Senate since last week...

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