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NEW YORK, April 20 ― An index of stocks across the world yesterday posted its largest daily drop in almost four weeks after touching a record high as investors looked for earnings to justify the high valuations in equities. The US dollar index touched a more than 6-week low and Treasury yields...

On Wall Street, indexes fell, with the Nasdaq being the biggest decliner. — Reuters picNEW YORK, April 20 ― An index of stocks across the world yesterday posted its largest daily drop in almost four weeks after touching a record high as investors looked for earnings to justify the high valuations in equities.

The dollar fell against a basket of peers on the back of the sharp drop in Treasury yields last week. Benchmark 10-year notes last fell 10/32 in price to yield 1.6064 per cent, from 1.573 per cent late on Friday.Bitcoin last fell 0.14 per cent to US$56,202.89.

 

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