People wearing surgical masks walk past a screen showing Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo February 3, 2020. — Reuters pic
Yesterday, the S&P 500 gained 1.13 per cent to a record close of 3,334.69 while the Nasdaq Composite added 0.43 per cent to 9,508.68, also a record high. The World Health Organisation played down media reports yesterday of “breakthrough” drugs being discovered to treat people infected with the new coronavirus.
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