Day: November 11, 2020
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Asian stocks up, bonds down as vaccine shields against second-wave worries
Asian stocks gained on Wednesday, as news of a working COVID-19 vaccine seemed to inoculate investors against worry about surging infections, while the kiwi leapt as traders pared bets on New Zealand imposing negative interest rates. Asian Stocks MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.4% . Japan’s Nikkei rose 1.8%, although most […]