Trump earlier said on Twitter that he and his wife had been tested for coronavirus after Hope Hicks, a senior adviser who recently travelled with the president, tested positive. He later tweeted he and the first lady had tested positive: "We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately," he said. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.98% as a decline in oil and copper prices weighed on the country's resources sector. Euro Stoxx 50 futures were up 0.06%, German DAX futures rose 0.03%, but FTSE futures were down by 1.02%. China's stock and bond markets, foreign exchange and commodity futures markets are closed October 1-8 for the Golden Week holiday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 02, 2020 04:18 UTC