Miland/Sydney — World shares started the week on cautious ground as uncertainty over the fallout of the default of a US hedge fund tempered relief from the refloating of the ship blocking the Suez Canal.

On Monday, banks Nomura and Credit Suisse warned they were facing significant losses after the hedge fund, named by sources as Archegos Capital, defaulted on margin calls...

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