RE: so16 Dec 2020 07:32
Looking good today
Overnight:-
Asian stocks were buoyant on Wednesday and the dollar eased as hopes of effective coronavirus vaccines and the growing prospect of more US fiscal stimulus cheered investors ahead of the Christmas holiday season.
In a sign the positive momentum was set to extend, Eurostoxx 50 futures and Germany’s Dax futures edged 0.1pc higher, while futures for London's FTSE firmed 0.3pc.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside of Japan rose 0.8pc after two straight days of losses.
The index, hovering near record highs, is up 3.8pc so far in December and is on track for its best yearly performance since 2017 thanks to generous government and central bank stimulus around the world.
Australian shares rose 0.8pc while South Korea’s KOSPI was up 0.4pc and Japan’s Nikkei added 0.2pc.
China’s blue-chip CSI 300 index added 0.15pc and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index climbed 0.86pc.