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GLOBAL MARKETS-Global stocks advance on coronavirus treatment hopes, dollar gains - Reuters Africa
12:11pm PDT - August 24th, 2020 dow futures - ReutersA gauge of global equity markets neared a record high on Monday, as coronavirus treatment hopes bolstered risk appetite and lifted the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to all-time peaks, which buoyed the dollar.