Asia’s stock markets followed Wall Street higher after steady virus figures also boosted sentiment. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.2%, and gains in semiconductor makers drove Japan’s Nikkei .N225 1.9% higher to a six-month peak.
This comes as the number of daily new COVID-19 infections in the United States seems to be stabilising. S&P 500 futures ESc1 traded flat.
The bond market was steady after a huge auction and the generally upbeat mood drove selling overnight, with benchmark 10-year US debt yielding 0.6622%.
A softer dollars helped gold rise steadily, adding 1% to $1,937 an ounce after whipsawing around $1,900 overnight.
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source: express.co.uk