By Shreyashi Sanyal Dec 26 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks and the real traded lower on Monday, leading declines among regional peers as trading remained thin in the last week of a year in which Latin American assets have performed better than most other emerging markets. Brazil's real fell 0.6% against the dollar, while Sao Paulo stocks shed 0.7%. The MSCI's index for Latam stocks shed 1.3%, but was set to rise close to 2% in 2022. The broader emerging market equities index is down more than...

(Reuters) - European shares closed lower on Monday on concerns of a second wave of coronavirus infections after Beijing reported a record number of new cases. The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.3%, slipping further from its 5.7% fall last week but losses moderated towards the close, with analysts pointing to investors booking some profits after a recent rally. “The sharp decline in equities on Monday would suggest that investors are fearful of similar outbreaks around the world as countries...

(Reuters) - European shares rose on Wednesday, as signs of more U.S. stimulus and hopes that the global economy can bounce back from an appalling April offset fears of further lockdowns due to a new outbreak in China. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.7%, after logging its best day in nearly one month in the previous session on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plan to start buying corporate bonds and a report the Trump administration was preparing a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure...

(Reuters) - European shares retreated on Thursday as a spike in COVID-19 cases in China and some U.S. states triggered fears of a second wave of infections, knocking back hopes of a swift recovery from the pandemic-led economic slump. Investors scaled back on risk as the daily count of cases hit new highs in California and Texas, two of the United States’ most populous states, while Beijing ramped up movement curbs on Wednesday. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.3% after two straight...

(Reuters) - European shares gained ground on Friday, ahead of the European Council’s meeting to negotiate the EU recovery fund, while German payments firm Wirecard tumbled for a second straight day after disclosing a $2.1 billion hole in cash balances. The pan-European STOXX 600 index , which like other global markets has struggled in the face of new bouts of coronavirus infections in the China and a number of other economies, rose 0.7%. The European Council will have its first meeting to...