Stocks, sterling unsettled as new virus strain shuts UK

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Asian stocks faltered on Monday as unease over a new coronavirus strain that was shutting much of the United Kingdom offset news a deal had finally been struck on a long-awaited U.S. stimulus bill.

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That combined with the lack of a Brexit deal to cut 1% off FTSE futures, while EUROSTOXX 50 futures shed 1.5%. The news saw futures for the S&P 500 jump at first, only to fade to a loss of 0.1% as the session progressed. “Positioning is getting over-extended as policy support and profits are peaking,” he said in a note. “Expectations for higher growth, inflation and lower interest rates have become consensus and investors are positioning for a very rosy scenario of low volatility and high growth.”Another popular trade has been shorting the U.S. dollar and again positioning was looking over-extended by many measures, giving the currency some respite on Monday.

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