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Serbia delays polls as virus triggers state of emergency

Bloomberg Serbia suspended all preparations for parliamentary elections scheduled for April 26 after imposing a state of emergency that effectively bans public activity in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s electoral commission said. Preparations for the ballot will resume after the state of emergency is lifted, the commission said. Serbia closed its borders to all foreigners but Chinese, ...

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US stock futures whipsawed; dollar jumps, yuan weakens

Bloomberg US equity futures fluctuated on Tuesday and European stocks dropped as investors struggled to find their feet after the biggest plunge on Wall Street since 1987. The dollar jumped, while Treasuries retreated with gold. It was another day of volatility, with contracts on American share gauges at one point rising by their daily limits in the wake of the ...

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India stocks drop in volatile trade after central bank steps

Bloomberg India’s benchmark stock index closed negative, reversing gains, after the country’s central bank announced a currency swap and measures to boost liquidity but held back from following global peers with an emergency rate cut. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 2.6% to 30,579 as of the 3:30 pm close in Mumbai on Tuesday after dropping as much as 3.2% and ...

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