Investor sentiment was supported by a slew of positive news on the coronavirus vaccine front — the virus has infected more than 14 million people worldwide since late last year.
The crumbling relationship between Washington and Beijing has intensified following an attempt from the world's two largest economies to mend trade relations.
When it comes to betting on a post-coronavirus China, some of the country's largest property developers are concentrating on a few industry and demographic trends they expect will grow in the longer term.
The researchers said in the medical journal The Lancet that the vaccine produced antibodies and killer T-cells to combat the infection that lasted at least two months.
The U.K. has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid rising tensions with China over its new national security law in the former British colony.
Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, has restarted talks with potential buyers of a stake in its British supermarket arm Asda, a Walmart spokesman said on Monday.
German biotech firm BioNTech and U.S. drugmaker Pfizer on Monday reported additional data from their experimental coronavirus vaccine that showed the vaccine was safe and induced an immune response in patients.
British pharmaceutical company Synairgen claims its new respiratory coronavirus treatment has reduced the number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients needing intensive care.
The coronavirus has accelerated developments in the medical technology industry, which was evolving rapidly even before the outbreak. CNBC Make It's Karen Gilchrist speaks to three entrepreneurs to get the pulse on how they're transforming healthcare amid the pandemic.