Asian markets rise on Brexit trade deal progress
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan up as Britain and the EU close in on a free-trade deal
24 December 2020 - 07:09
Tokyo/New York — Asian shares and the British pound rose on Thursday ahead of the Christmas break, as Britain and the EU closed in on a free-trade deal and investors placed bets on global economic recovery prospects on vaccine developments.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.14%. Australian stocks advanced by 0.57%, while Tokyo shares rose 0.43%...
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