London — World shares held at record highs on Friday, buoyed by growing prospects of a US economic stimulus package, while desire for riskier assets kept the safe-haven dollar at a 2.5-year low.

A bipartisan, $908bn coronavirus aid plan gained momentum in the US Congress on Thursday as conservative lawmakers expressed their support...

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