Global equities gain ground after slowest quarter in a year
Stocks rise as US economic strength offsets the return to strict lockdown measures in parts of Europe
01 April 2021 - 12:23
London — World stocks ran higher on Thursday following their slowest quarter in a year, as US economic strength offset the return to strict Covid lockdown measures in parts of Europe and elsewhere.
US President Joe Biden’s sweeping $2.3-trillion plan to rebuild America’s crumbling infrastructure lifted MSCI’s 50-country world index for a second consecutive day, while oil jumped 1.5% before an Opec meeting...
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