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World stock markets kick off 2021 at record highs

By Reuters | 5yrs ago

Traders work at the Frankfurt's stock exchange, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Frankfurt, Germany (PHOTO: REUTERS)

World stock markets hit record highs on Monday, the first trading day of the new year, as investors hoped the rollout of vaccines would ultimately lift a global economy decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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