World shares gain steam in bright 2022 opening


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LONDON: World shares extended on Tuesday a bright start to 2022 as markets from Europe to Asia shrugged off worries the Omicron coronavirus variant could choke the global economic recovery, while the dollar rose after U.S. bond yields jumped.

The Euro STOXX 600 gained as much as 0.9% to hit a record of 494.55 points, topping its previous all-time high scaled a day earlier. Indexes in Germany, France and Britain rose between 0.7% and 1.3%.

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STOXX 600 , bond yields , Omicron , S&P 500 , Brent

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