Overview
In the war against the novel coronavirus, humans are striking back and appear to be gradually getting the upper end, especially in place in Europe, and possibly the US, which has been particularly hard hit. Risk appetites are surging. Nearly all the equity markets are higher today, with India playing catch-up after yesterday's holiday to lead the way with gains in excess of 8%. Most of the major bourses in the Asia-Pacific region gained around 2%. Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 initially rose more than 3% in the European morning, led by consumer discretionary,