Global markets buoyed by vaccine rollouts and US stimulus
Tokyo’s Nikkei is at at 30-year high and US futures gain 0.5% while European shares are close to one-year highs
16 February 2021 - 13:06
London — Stocks in Europe flirted with one-year highs on Tuesday, buoyed by hopes that rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine and a huge US stimulus package will translate into a durable economic recovery and draw a line under a year of lockdowns.
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