Asian equities trade higher as vaccine progress lifts confidence
Stocks rise on boost from prospects for speedy global economic revival
24 November 2020 - 08:45
Washington/Hong Kong — Asian shares climbed on Tuesday as news that US president-elect Joe Biden was given the go-ahead to begin his White House transition added to an already brighter mood from progress made on Covid-19 vaccine and the prospects for a speedy global economic revival.
US general services administration chief Emily Murphy wrote in a letter to Biden on Monday that he can formally begin the hand-over process...
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