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The virus and global stock markets

Progress made by countries in dealing with COVID-19 still seems to have had little bearing, in general, on the relative performance of their stock markets. Instead, swings in sentiment about the virus at a global level appear to have continued to exert a bigger influence via sector rotation. We expect this to persist.

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