HONG KONG (AFP): The fresh surge in coronavirus cases across the United States and Europe weighed on stock markets Wednesday (Oct 28), while investors have essentially given up on the chances of a new stimulus out of Washington.
With US lawmakers unlikely to agree any new rescue package before Tuesday's election, analysts said the new wave of virus infections and lingering uncertainty over the vote mean equities will face a wobbly few days.
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