LONDON: European stock markets and oil prices rocketed Monday on coronavirus vaccine hopes following successful trials.
Already up strongly on Joe Biden’s US election win, markets massively accelerated gains after Pfizer and BioNTech said their vaccine was 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 infections.In the eurozone, Frankfurt jumped 6.0%, Paris soared 7.1%, Milan won 6.2% and Madrid 9.4%.“Stock markets surged on some extremely positive news from Pfizer and Biontech,” said Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com.
“The Dow is now seen up 1,300 points . Coming on top of the wave of relief from Joe Biden’s victory, it’s proving a spicy cocktail for stocks.”The dollar was steady versus the euro and pound – and up more than 1% against the yen.
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