Optimism over US stimulus plan pushes global stocks to almost record highs
Tech and emerging-market stocks are doing particularly well as investors look forward to a normalisation of economic activity
25 January 2021 - 12:52
London — Global shares rose to just shy of records highs on Monday, as optimism over a $1.9-trillion US stimulus plan outweighed rising Covid-19 cases and delays in vaccine supplies.
European stock markets opened higher, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 up 0.3%. The continent’s 50 biggest stocks were also up 0.3%...
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