Share prices buoyed by lockdown easing and hopes of Covid vaccine
by Larry Elliott Economics editor from on (#53M2J)
In one of the best performances since the crisis began, global stock markets rise sharply
Share prices have risen strongly on global stock markets amid an easing of lockdown restrictions, the announcement of a Franco-German rescue package for Europe and rising hopes of a vaccine for Covid-19.
In one of its strongest trading days since the crisis began in March, the FTSE 100, which measures the stock market performance of the City's leading companies, gained 248 points and ended the day at 6,048.
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