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Asia markets enjoy pre-Christmas cheer, euro avoids sell-off
Shanghai, however, dips 0.1%; bitcoin sinks 20% to briefly sit just above US$13,000 for first time since Dec 7
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, Dec 22, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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MOST Asian markets on Friday saw in the Christmas break on a positive note, picking up the baton from Wall Street while the euro stood firm against a sell-off despite a victory for Catalan separatists in a snap poll.
Global equities rallied over the past year on hopes that US President Donald Trump's key election promise to cut taxes would boost corporate profits and put money in people's pockets, but traders cashed in their profits soon after the bill was passed this week.
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