* MSCI's all-country world index hits record high. * European shares approach nine-month peak before pulling back. * Wall Street futures fall. * Risk-sensitive currencies supported, bitcoin near record. * 2020 asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * Global stock market outlook: https://tmsnrt.rs/3nT0J5r. By Tom Wilson.
News this month of three promising coronavirus vaccines has helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average over 30,000, but some investors worry that slow vaccination rates may weaken next year's expected economic recovery.
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. By Dhara Ranasinghe. Italian and Portuguese bond yields hit fresh record lows on Wednesday, with Portugal's 10-year yield in striking distance of negative territory as upbeat sentiment globally provided another incentive to pile into Europe's lower rated bond markets.
U.S. stock futures wavered a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average breached 30000 points for the first time, and as investors looked ahead to a packed day of economic data. Futures tied to the S&P 500 were flat Wednesday, suggesting the broad gauge could be set for a third consecutive day of gains. Dow futures edged below the key milestone level they hit Tuesday.
* Lira steady after three-day decline. * Rand rises on Oct consumer price data. * EM stocks index eyes best month since March 2016. By Sruthi Shankar. The Turkish lira snapped three days of falls on Wednesday, while most emerging market currencies clung to recent gains as investors made riskier bets on hopes that COVID-19 vaccines will spur a strong economic rebound next year.
* Virgin Money UK (CYBBF) shares fall on FY profit slump. * France to start easing COVID-19 lockdown. * British domestic stocks drop on Brexit uncertainty. By Shriya Ramakrishnan and Shashank Nayar. European shares ended lower on Wednesday as traders booked profits following sharp gains earlier this month, with surging coronavirus cases also capping demand for risky assets.
* MSCI's all-country world index hits record high. * European shares up 0.1%, near nine-month peak. * Energy, banks climb. * Risk-sensitive currencies supported, bitcoin near record. * 2020 asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. By Tom Wilson and Hideyuki Sano.
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. Euro zone bond yields were a tad higher on Wednesday in a further sign that record-high stock markets are not enough to shift demand from fixed income markets supported by central bank stimulus.
* MSCI's all-country world index hits record peak. * European futures flat in early trade. * Asia shares give up gains as China shares hobbled by defaults. * Risk-sensitive currencies supported, bitcoin near record. * 2020 asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. By Hideyuki Sano and Katanga Johnson.
* MSCI's all-country world index hits record peak. * Risk-sensitive currencies supported, bitcoin near record. * Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. * 2020 asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. * World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Hideyuki Sano and Katanga Johnson.
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