Asian markets rally on good Covid-91 vaccine news


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Covid vaccine: First 'milestone' vaccine offers 90% protection In Japan, shares in carmaker Toyota and fashion retailer Uniqlo were both up by more than 2% on Tuesday. Although gaming companies saw their shares prices head lower, with the possibility of an end to lockdowns prompting a sell-off. Nintendo was down more than 5%, while Sony slipped by as much as 2%. Global rally On Wall Street on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3%, while London's FTSE 100 jumped nearly 5%. "Preliminary trials have caused markets to come alive, not that they needed much encouragement," Chris Weston, Pepperstone's Melbourne-based...