Milan — World stocks ticked up to new peaks on Monday on bets interest rates will remain low and the economy continue its recovery, while oil prices jumped after a cyberattack on a US pipeline operator unnerved markets.

MSCI’s gauge of global stocks hit a fresh record high and was up 0.1% by 9.40am, driven by gains across Asian markets overnight and a steady open in Europe...

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