MARKET OPEN: Markets gain as focus firmly on economic recovery

MARKET OPEN: Markets gain as focus firmly on economic recovery
Rebecca Howard
Signs of economic recovery may once again whet investor appetite as Wall Street continues to rally despite social unrest in the US. Tensions continued to escalate between US law enforcement and crowds protesting the killing of George Floyd, the 46-year-old African American who died after a white policeman pinned his neck under a knee for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis on May 25. Five officers were shot and wounded, and ransacking continued in major cities like New York and Los Angeles, Reuters reported. However, while rioting conti...

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