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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian markets set to track U.S. gains on vaccine, EU deal hopes

Published 07/21/2020, 07:50 AM
Updated 07/21/2020, 08:00 AM

* Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to open
higher on Tuesday after U.S. markets gained ground on positive
data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines and hopes
that the European Union would finalize a recovery fund.
Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures YAPcm1 rose 0.70% in early
trade while Japan's Nikkei 225 futures NKc1 were up 0.02%, or
0.47% higher than the Nikkei's close on Monday.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures .HSI HSIc1 rose
0.92%. E-mini futures for the S&P 500 EScv1 slipped 0.08%.
Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines
released on Monday, including a closely-watched candidate from
Oxford University, increased confidence that a vaccine can train
the immune system to recognize and fight the novel coronavirus
without serious side effects. European Union leaders appeared to near an agreement on
Monday on a 750-billion-euro stimulus plan for regional
economies hard-hit by the pandemic. Also supporting sentiment were hopes for another round of
U.S. economic stimulus after congressional Republicans announced
plans to seek another $1 trillion in coronavirus economic
relief. "Global equities kicked off the trading week on a positive
note as vaccine hopes supported optimism," Felicity Emmett of
ANZ Research wrote. "U.S. politicians will begin discussing the
next tranche of stimulus this week, and that's going to be a key
focal point for markets too."
The day's news helped push the euro to its highest level in
more than four months against the U.S. dollar, while the Nasdaq
reached a new high - its seventh record in July.
The euro EUR= was up 0.16%, at $1.1444, while the yen JPY=
gained 0.27%, to $107.2800. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 0.03%, the S&P
500 .SPX gained 0.84% and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC jumped
2.51%.
Tech stocks Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O and Microsoft Corp
MSFT.O provided the biggest boosts to the Nasdaq and the
S&P500.
MSCI's benchmark for global equity markets .MIWD00000PUS
rose 0.85%.
However, worries about the pandemic's economic and human
toll pushed gold prices to their highest level since September
2011 on Monday. U.S. gold futures GCv1 settled up 0.4% to
$1,817.40 per ounce. More than 14.58 million people have been reported to be
infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 605,782​ have
died, according to a Reuters tally.
Oil prices were little changed on Monday. Brent crude
LCOc1 settled up 14 cents, or 0.3%, at $43.28 per barrel,
while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) CLc1 rose 22 cents,
0.5%, to $40.81.

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