Global stocks fall from records on rising Covid-19 cases


NEW YORK:Stocks fell on Monday, slipping from record highs, partly on caution over rising coronavirus cases globally while elevated Treasury yields continued to support the dollar, which touched its highest since December against a basket of peers.

Worldwide coronavirus cases surpassed 90 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally.

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