(Bloomberg) — Stocks rose in Europe and U.S. index futures edged higher as investors mulled China’s restrictions on movement for 30 million people to contain a deadly virus from spreading, while keeping an eye out for economic data. Oil steadied after a three-day slide.Miners and banking shares led the Stoxx Europe 600 Index higher, while contracts on the three main gauges on Wall Street pointed to a firm open. Officials in China widened their travel ban beyond the epicenter of the outbreak, yet the World Health Organization stopped short of calling the virus a global health emergency, saying it remains …read more
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