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Stock and oil prices fell on Friday, pressured by intensifying lockdowns and weak US retail sales data, while the dollar index posted its largest weekly gain in more than two months.

LONDON: Global shares stumbled on Friday as hopes of a fiscal boost from a $1.9 trillion US stimulus plan were smothered by the prospect of stricter lockdowns in France and Germany and a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in China. European stocks followed Asian markets lower, with the pan-European STOXX 600 down 0.8 percent and London’s FTSE 100 0.8 percent weaker, with the latter

Read more about Weak retail data, Covid-19 lockdowns weigh on stocks and oil; dollar rises on Business Standard. U.S. bond yields and stocks had risen recently partly on expectations about the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and on a massive stimulus plan

* Global asset performance in 2021 http://tmsnrt.rs/2jvdmXl (Updates to U.S. markets close)

TOKYO (REUTERS) - Asian shares rose on Friday (Jan 15), brushing off a late Wall Street dip as expectations of large US stimulus under President-elect Joe Biden shored up sentiment while oil prices perked up on upbeat Chinese trade figures.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK: Asian shares rose on Friday, brushing off a late Wall Street dip as expectations of large U.

Global shares stumbled on Friday as hopes of a fiscal boost provided by a US$1.9 trillion US stimulus plan were smothered by the prospect of stricter lockdowns in France and Germany and a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in China.

SHANGHAI/NEW YORK: Asian shares stumbled lower in afternoon trade on Friday, reversing earlier gains as rising COVID-19 cases in China reinforced investor concerns over the prospects for a global economic recovery.

Asian shares rose on Friday, brushing off a late Wall Street dip as expectations of large U.S. stimulus under President-elect Joe Biden shored up ...

LONDON/SHANGHAI: Global shares stumbled on Friday as hopes of a fiscal boost provided by a $1.