The World Health Organization on Sunday reported a record daily rise in global coronavirus cases, according to Reuters.
Stocks in Asia were set to rise at the open as investors shrug off concerns over the rising number of coronavirus cases stateside.
Futures pointed to a higher open for Japanese stocks. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 22,670 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 22,610. That compared against theShares in Australia were also set for a positive start to their trading day, with the SPI futures contract at 5,971, as compared to the
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