Asian stocks under pressure as infection worries weigh on stimulus hopes
08 December 2020 - 07:42
Washington/Hong Kong — Asian stocks came under pressure on Tuesday as investors struggled to balance hopes for more economic stimulus and vaccines with anxiety over a surge in Covid-19 infections.
A mixed Asian open followed a similarly mixed Wall Street session with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closing at a record high as investors flocked to mega-cap growth stocks, while the two other major US indices fell...
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