Asian shares hardly changed
Global equities slip after softer US retail sales fuel concern that rising cases may stifle economic recovery
18 November 2020 - 07:24
Tokyo/New York — Global shares stepped back on Wednesday as soft US retail sales fuelled the worry that rising coronavirus cases could stifle a still fragile economic recovery, dampening the euphoria from vaccine trial breakthroughs.
US S&P 500 futures shed 0.3% in Asian trade on Wednesday, a day after S&P 500 index lost 0.48%, while Europe’s Euro Stoxx 50 futures eased 0.2%...
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