SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares extended gains on Tuesday as more countries emerged from their financial lockdowns and a successful early-stage trial of a coronavirus vaccine cheered belief, although oil shed a few of its early relocations higher.
FILE IMAGE: Passersby using protective face masks, following a break out of the coronavirus, are assessed a screen displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan March 6,2020 REUTERS/Issei Kato
The rally followed a firmer Wall Street lead after information from Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine, the first to be checked in the United States, revealed it produced protective antibodies in a small group of healthy volunteers.
The positive early test results boosted sentiment as financiers wagered on a faster-than-expected financial recovery.
Many economies might publish strong activity information from May as an outcome of easing constraints, but the initial burst may give market individuals a false sense of a go back to typical, CBA said in a research note.
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