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Sri Lanka stocks end session lower after trading-halt hitch

Bloomberg Sri Lanka’s stocks resumed a fall on Tuesday after the Monday session ended prematurely following a 10% slump in a gauge of blue-chip shares. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index closed down 3.3%. The nation’s stock exchange halted trading for 30 minutes earlier in the day, triggered by a 5% drop in a blue-chip index that comprises 20 key …

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Goldman says stocks due for 18% drop in next three years

Bloomberg In the equity market, fear of missing out seems to be overshadowing fear of all that’s wrong with the economy. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says pessimism will soon get the upper hand and send the S&P 500 Index down almost 20% in the next three months. Fiscal and monetary support over the past few weeks of the coronavirus pandemic …

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Oil falls on fears a second virus wave may hit demand again

Bloomberg Oil pared last week’s gain as fears of a potential resurgence in global coronavirus cases countered tentative signs of a demand recovery. Futures fell 2.3% in New York to trade near $24 a barrel. China put Shulan, a city near the North Korean border, in lockdown over the weekend, while in the US, the White House was hit with …

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