Asian stocks rise after Wall Street hits new high

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Asian stock markets have risen on 2021’s first trading day, boosted by optimism about the rollout of coronavirus vaccines after Wall Street ended the year on a new high

The Independent would like to keep you informed about offers, events and updates by email, please tick the box if you would like to be contactedOn Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.6% to a high of 3,756.07 on Thursday, its final trading day of 2020. It ended the year up 16.3%, or a total return of about 18.4% with dividends.

 

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