Asian stocks gain after Trump criticizes economic aid bill
By JOE McDONALDDecember 23, 2020 GMT
BEIJING (AP) Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after President Donald Trump suggested he may veto a $900 billion economic aid package.
Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and South Korea advanced in light trading ahead of this week’s Christmas holiday.
Overnight, Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index lost 0.2% after Trump criticized the aid plan approved by Congress. He urged lawmakers to raise payments to the public.
“Hopes for an unambiguous ‘Santa rally’ have been tragically hijacked,” said Mizuho Bank in a report.
Meanwhile, investor nerves were rattled by the emergence of a new variant of the coronavirus in Britain that spreads more easily. That has prompted some 40 governments to ban travelers from Britain.
Westerners wary of travelling to China amid worries threat of detention
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