The new strain is said to be up to 70% more transmissible than the original
A gauge of Asian shares hit a record peak on hopes of a much-needed US stimulus package before year-end just as coronavirus vaccines roll out, while oil prices hovered near their highest since March
The US House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on US exchanges unless they adhere to US auditing standard
World shares were set to seal a record-busting month as the prospect of a vaccine-driven global economic recovery next year
In an outlook for 2021, a team including Andrew Sheets recommended investors overweight equities and corporate bonds against cash and government debt, and sell the US dollar
Development on Moderna's candidate, recovery in Asia, corporate earnings propel markets towards fresh highs
Futures rose 2.5 per cent, following equity markets higher as more certainty emerged from the outcome of the vote
Firms hit hardest by restrictions made most gains, with airlines trading 30% higher
With markets recovering, midcaps have also rebounded and in fact, have outperformed benchmark indices by a good margin in the last two months
A gauge of the European economy fell unexpectedly in September, amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases that has dampened investor ardor toward the region's shares
BSE is at the tenth place in the top-10 list, with a market capitalisation of $1.7 trillion
On the macroeconomic front, WPI inflation data is scheduled to be announced on Monday
While most Asian markets surged, a second day of gains in European equities put the region's benchmarks from Italy to France and Germany on course to exit a bear market
Equity investors took solace as the death toll from the coronavirus slowed across major European nations including France and Italy
The US S&P 500 E-mini futures gained 1.01 percent, suggesting US shares would open positively later on Tuesday