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Global Economy

Asian stocks set to firm after Dow hits record

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.45% to a record closing high, the S&P 500 gained 0.60% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.04%.

Passerby walk past an electric screen showing Asian markets indices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, July 1, 2019/ Reuters
Global Economy

Asia shares mostly lower amid rising coronavirus cases, Washington turmoil

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in New York City, US, April 26, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Dow scales 30,000 or the first time in history