began a huge final study to try to prove if a single dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect against the coronavirus. A handful of other vaccines are already in final-stage studies, and investors increasingly expect one to be available within the first three months of 2021.
The hope is that it can help revive the economy and spur strong growth. Part of this week’s early stumble for stocks was due to worries about European governments imposing tougher restrictions on businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which hurt travel-related companies in particular.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude fell 19 cents to $39.74 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.