Europe: Shares gather steam on Trump's restart plan

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[BENGALURU/LONDON] European shares closed higher on Friday, as President Donald Trump's plans to reopen the US economy, following similar steps announced in Europe, supported hopes of a resumption of activity after weeks of lockdown. Read more at The Business Times.

The benchmark Stoxx 600 has recovered 24 per cent since hitting an eight-year low in March, powered by a raft of global stimulus, but gains were subdued in the past week with economic data and quarterly earnings underlining the business impact of lockdown measures.

Ms Jablonski expects a recovery in European economies by the end of 2020 and a return to growth in 2021."I just think it's a multi layered crisis," she said. Lifting the mood further on Friday, a report gave encouraging data from trials of Gilead Sciences' experimental drug remdesivir in severe Covid-19 patients.

 

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