Global stocks creep up as varying Covid scenarios result in push-pull trading
22 April 2021 - 11:04
London/Tokyo — Global stocks ground higher while oil ebbed on Thursday as markets haggled over whether to bet on economic recovery in the US and other developed markets or worry about a surge in Covid-19 cases in countries including India.
The push-pull of that trading dynamic comes as vaccination rates in Britain and other countries continue to improve and pandemic-weary citizens embrace more freedoms to drive economic growth, something reflected in some recent corporate earnings...
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