Asian markets set to track U.S. gains on vaccine, EU deal hopes – ZAWYA

Asian markets set to track U.S. gains on vaccine, EU deal hopes – ZAWYA

asian markets set to track u.s. gains on vaccine, eu deal hopes msci's benchmark for global equity markets rose 0.85%    an investor walks past a screen displaying stock information at a brokerage house in shanghai, china may 6, 2019. new york  - asian shares were set to open higher on tuesday after u.s. markets gained ground on positive data from trials of three potential covid-19 vaccines and hopes that the european union would finalize a recovery fund.australian s&p/asx 200 futures rose 0.70% in early trade while japan's nikkei 225 futures were up 0.02%, or 0.47% higher than the nikkei's close on monday.hong kong's hang seng index futures rose 0.92%. e-mini futures for the s&p 500 slipped 0.08%.new york  - asian shares were set to open higher on tuesday after u.s. markets gained ground on positive data from trials of three potential covid-19 vaccines and hopes that the european union would finalize a recovery fund.early data from trials of three potential covid-19 vaccines released on monday, including a closely-watched candidate from oxford university, increased confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and fight the novel coronavirus without serious side effects. european union leaders appeared to near