The Tokyo market was already gearing up for a strong open as it returned to action after a three-day weekend, during which international markets surged on positive news about vaccines.International investors have cheered news that British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford will seek regulatory approval for their coronavirus vaccine, following similar announcements on the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was up 0.26 per cent at US$43.17 a barrel while the other benchmark, Brent Crude, rose 0.11 per cent to US$46.11 a barrel.
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Finally.....trumpy comes to his senses.....loser.
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