Asian shares hit record high on US stimulus hopes
Coronavirus aid plan gains momentum in the US Congress while investors are upbeat on a Covid-19 vaccine
04 December 2020 - 07:58
Tokyo — Asian shares scaled a record high on Friday on the growing prospect of a large US economic package, while hopes that vaccine rollouts will boost the global economy underpinned investor sentiment.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.6%, surpassing its November 25 peak, while Japan’s Nikkei dipped 0.4% on profit-taking...
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