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LONDON (Reuters) -World shares hit record highs in the European session on Monday, as markets were generally upbeat about the prospects for a global economic recovery from COVID-19, ahead of a busy week for earnings.
FILE PHOTO: A TV reporter stands in front of a large screen showing stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange after market opens in Tokyo, Japan October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Europe’s STOXX 600 rose to a record high before easing some gains, up 0.1% at 1105 GMT. Asian shares hit one-month highs overnight.
MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, also climbed to a new peak, up 0.2%.
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Monday, Apr 19, 2021 - 08:01 AM
US equity futures slipped from record highs, European stocks held steady at the start of a new week and Chinese stocks soared the most in five weeks, as investors awaited a fresh round of corporate earnings with global shares sitting at record highs. The dollar slid following the crypto rout over the weekend. Gold rose and oil was flat.
At 07:30 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 81points, or 0.24%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 10.75 points, or 0.26%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 46points, or 0.3% after briefly rising above Friday’s close during the European morning. Notable movers included Activision Blizzard and PayPal which fell in premarket trading. Tesla slid 1.6% following a deadly crash involving a 2019 Model S that no one appeared to be driving. IBM and United Airlines are due to report.
European shares hit highs as markets upbeat about recovery prospects By Elizabeth Howcroft
FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange offices in the City of London, Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares traded near record highs on Monday, as markets were generally upbeat about the prospects for a global economic recovery from COVID-19, ahead of a busy week for earnings.
Europe’s STOXX 600 reached a record high and was up 0.2% at 0736 GMT. Asian shares hit one-month highs overnight.
MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, was flat on the day, having come close to but not surpassed Friday’s record high. MSCI’s main European Index was up 0.1%.
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World shares traded near record highs on Monday, as markets were generally upbeat about the prospects for a global economic recovery from COVID-19, ahead of a busy week for earnings.
Europe’s STOXX 600 reached a record high and was up 0.2% at 0736 GMT. Asian shares hit one-month highs overnight.
MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, was flat on the day, having come close to but not surpassed Friday’s record high. MSCI’s main European Index was up 0.1%.