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Large tech companies have been major beneficiaries during the coronavirus pandemic.

US traders returned from a long weekend to resume the selling that sent shudders through markets last week as they fretted over lofty valuations of equities.

Buying was also boosted by news that Trump had expanded the use of a coronavirus treatment using plasma from people who had recovered from the disease.

Nervousness continues to permeate trading floors as infections spike around the world.

While traders continue to buy into world markets on hopes the economy will bounce back, analysts urged some caution.

Global markets have been on a roll for weeks with countries slowly reopening after shutdowns and trillions of dollars in stimulus and central bank support,

The panic has already caused a bloodbath on trading floors and there are warnings there could be worse to come.

Stock prices on Wall Street saw solid gains across the board.

The Dow won solid gains and pulled to within 100 points of a record of its own.

Asia was given a firm lead from Wall Street, where all three main indexes ended higher.

Trump in a televised address from the White House emphasised there were "no Americans harmed" in the ballistic missile salvo aimed at two bases.

Key European markets showed increases of 25 percent or more for the year.

The $15 billion IPO would be the biggest since insurance giant AIA garnered $20.5 billion in 2010.

Qatari flag carrier says the investment no longer meets its 'objectives.'

Sybenetix combines behavioral analytics and cognitive computing with financial markets expertise.

Partnership between Citi and Nasdaq is using Chain's blockchain infrastructure platform.

US markets continue largely to ignore turmoil on the political scene.

Nasdaq drops after four days of record highs.

Snapchat parent company stocks plummet after it reveals $2.2bn loss.

Both S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished at record levels.

Crude oil prices drop 4.8% to $45.52 a barrel - the lowest level since November 2016.

But probability of a June rate hike now up to 90%.

Nasdaq hits all-time high but quarterly results are mixed.

Promise of 'massive tax cut' in upcoming budget reform plan helps calm stocks and shares.

Markets have risen since Trump's inauguration yet traders remain wary of his capabilities.

Netflix also saw drops after low subscriber numbers.

All three main indices fall as international unrest triggers insecurity.

Energy shares saw a big boost following rise in oil prices.

Corona's shares up as fears of crippling border taxes that could hit Mexican beer company recede.

Jobs data sent the Dow climbing but the Fed minutes brought it back down.