Asian shares mixed, U.S. dollar near 2-1/2 year lows

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Hopes of a fiscal support package in the United States also boosted investor optimism

E-Mini futures for S&P500 were a shade weaker as were Dow futures. Futures for Eurostoxx 50 were down 0.1 per cent, those for Germany’s Dax eased 0.2 per cent and London’s FTSE futures fell 0.4 per cent.

“Markets are quite likely to muddle through from here,” said Michael Frazis, portfolio manager at Frazis Capital Partners in Sydney. Worries that the U.S. economy may be decelerating weighed on shares after U.S. private payrolls showed fewer jobs than expected were added in November as growing new COVID-19 infections led to additional business restrictions.

 

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