HONG KONG (AFP): Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday (Aug 25) with investors taking reassurance from news that China and the US had agreed to press on with their trade pact, while hopes for a virus treatment provided extra support.
The gains followed yet another record day on Wall Street as cases appear to be slowing in the United States, but as Europe sees a worrying surge and Hong Kong researchers identified what they said was the first confirmed case of reinfection.
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