Stock market eyeing economy reopening, not virus-related data: Chris Wood

As regards the United States (US), Wood expects a gradual opening up in May

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May is going to be when there will be a staggered process to start opening up the American economy, said Chris Wood

Puneet Wadhwa New Delhi
Global equity markets are eyeing reopening of major economies across the globe rather than virus-related data, said Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies in his weekly note to investors, GREED & fear. As regards the United States (US), Wood expects a gradual opening up in May.

“The stock market, in GREED & fear’s view, is now more focused on news on re-opening than on the virus-related data, be it cases or deaths. May is going to be when there will be a staggered process to start opening up the American economy. Because of America’s federal constitution this is going to go state by state, a process which will be distorted by the politicisation of Covid-19,” Wood wrote.

First Published: May 01 2020 | 09:25 AM IST

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