⁍ Australian shares are set to open higher on Monday with investors likely to cheer easing COVID-19 restrictions in the state of Victoria.
⁍ Victoria, the country’s second most populous state, will accelerate the easing of social distancing restrictions as infections slowed to fewer than 20 a day.
– Australian shares are set to open higher on Monday with investors likely to cheer easing restrictions in the state of Victoria in the wake of slowing infections. Victoria, the country’s second most populous state, will accelerate the easing of social distancing restrictions as infections slowed to fewer than 20 a day, reports Reuters. The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.4%, a 21-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 1.5% on Friday.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/australia-stocks-int/australia-shares-set-to-rise-as-victoria-eases-restrictions-new-zealand-down-idUSKBN26I10Z