Oil, global markets roar higher on Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine news

Oil rises above $64 as market seeks new floor

InterContinental Hotels jumped 14 per cent while Premier Inn owner Whitbread surged 18 per cent.

Global markets roared higher in a rally Monday led by companies hit hardest by the pandemic after Pfizer and BioNTech revealed a breakthrough in the race to find a vaccine for Covid-19. Brent, the internationally traded crude oil grade surged near $43 a barrel bringing cheers to oil dependent eco

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