* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * Asian shares gain, yuan jumps. * European shares open higher. * Wall Street futures higher. By Ritvik Carvalho.
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. By Dhara Ranasinghe. Italy led a fall in southern European bond yields on Monday, supported by expectations for hefty central bank stimulus and hopes that the world economy will bounce back quickly from the COVID-19 shock.
- Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Monday, with the Nasdaq eyeing another record level, as bets on China leading the revival from a coronavirus-driven downturn helped investors look past a surge in new cases of COVID-19 at home.
* Futures up: Dow 1.52%, S&P 1.26%, Nasdaq 1.26% By Medha Singh. U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as bets on China leading the revival from a coronavirus-driven downturn helped investors look past a domestic surge in new infections over the long weekend.
* MSCI EM stocks index at highest level since late-Feb. * Russian stocks among top gainers for the day. * Turkish lira under pressure from higher inflation. By Ambar Warrick. Emerging-market stocks reached their highest in more than four months on Monday, extending gains into a fifth session as strong economic data spurred bets on a swift economic recovery.
Global stock markets and U.S. futures rallied on hopes for a strong recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and a signal from Chinese state media suggesting investors should support a local bull market. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 5.7% to reach 3332.88, its highest close since February 2018. Brokerages, banks, miners, aviation companies and developers led the rally. U.S. futures tied to the S&P 500 rose 1.3%.
- European shares headed towards a one-month high on Monday, with a rally in China's markets setting an upbeat tone as investors banked on the world's second biggest economy to lead a recovery from the coronavirus-induced slump.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. Global stock markets rallied to four-week highs on Monday as investors counted on a revival in Chinese activity to boost global growth, even as surging coronavirus cases delayed business re-openings across the United States.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. * Dollar/yen hugs narrow trading range. * Coronavirus infections remain a threat to currencies. * Aussie in focus before Reserve Bank of Australia meeting. By Thyagaraju Adinarayan.
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