Asian Markets Boosted By Hopes On Virus But Oil Dips
Umer Jamshaid Published April 06, 2020 | 12:58 PM
Asian markets rose Monday as some of the world's worst-hit countries reported falling death rates, providing some much-needed hope in the battle against the coronavirus, though oil prices dipped after a meeting of top producers was delayed
Hong Kong, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Apr, 2020 ):Asian markets rose Monday as some of the world's worst-hit countries reported falling death rates, providing some much-needed hope in the battle against the coronavirus, though oil prices dipped after a meeting of top producers was delayed.
While the disease continues its deadly sweep across the planet, with more than 1.25 million now infected and nearly 70,000 dead, news out of Europe that fatalities were easing has lifted spirits on trading floors.
Italy reported its lowest daily toll in two weeks, while Spanish officials said deaths fell for the third straight day and France reported its lowest daily toll in a week.
Meanwhile, South Korea saw its fewest new cases in six weeks, Australian new infections were also dropping and Donald Trump said the US was showing signs of stabilising, despite the number of cases there passing 335,000 -- the highest in the world.
"Focus in markets will now turn to the path out of lockdown and to what extent containment measures can be lifted without risking a second wave of infections," said National Australia Bank's Tapas Strickland.
And Lindsey Piegza, at Stifel Nicolaus & Co., told Bloomberg TV she was hopeful the crisis could be brought under control and the US economy reopened "by the end of April, early May".
"If that does occur, it's likely that we're able to control the downturn from a depressionary scenario into a recessionary scenario".
The relatively upbeat news lifted Asian markets, which shrugged off data Friday showing a massive drop in US jobs in March that added to news that millions of people had applied for unemployment benefits.
Tokyo, Sydney and Manila all rose more than four percent, while Seoul and Singapore gained almost four percent. Hong Kong and Jakarta rallied more than two percent, while Taipei added 1.6 percent.
In early trade, London rose more than two percent, Frankfurt surged more than four percent and Paris piled on more than three percent.
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