Stocks in Asia were set to rise at the open on Thursday following positive developments overnight on a potential new treatment for Covid-19.
Futures pointed to a higher open for Japanese stocks, which return to trade on Thursday following a holiday yesterday.
The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 20,400 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 19,960. That compared against theShares in Australia were also set to get a boost at the open, with the SPI futures contract at 5,468, as compared to the
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