Asian shares mixed after Wall Street digests US jobs report
The greenback was near a two-and-a-half-year low amid upbeat news on a Covid-19 vaccine
03 December 2020 - 07:30
Sydney — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after a choppy day of Wall Street trade, thanks in part to a disappointing US jobs report, while the greenback languished near a two-and-a-half-year lows on growing optimism of a coronavirus vaccine.
Britain became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine, with 800,000 doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech shot available for those at high risk starting next week...
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