Tuesday, 23 Jun 2020 09:56 AM MYT
New infections spiked in Latin America, in Brazil in particular, while New York City, the epicentre of the US outbreak, eased restrictions after 100 days of lockdown. Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures rose 0.58 per cent in early trading. Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures added 1.34 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were up 0.80 per cent.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.59 per cent, the S&P 500 gained 0.65 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 1.11 per cent to set a record closing high.