| Koji Sasahara/The Associated Press | | A rebound in market sentiment continued in early European trading on Wednesday, with world shares set for their biggest two-day jump since November last year as investors became less concerned about the Omicron variant. | | World shares plunged at the end of last month when the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant spooked investors. But sentiment has rebounded sharply this week in the absence of indications that the variant would derail the economic recovery. | | The STOXX 600 had its biggest daily jump since November 2020 on Tuesday and, despite European stock index futures initially being in the red on Wednesday, at 0901 GMT the STOXX 600 was up 0.4%, set for its third consecutive day of gains. |  | | | More stories below advertisement | | | | latest stories from globe advisor | | | | | drazen_zigic/iStockPhoto / Getty Images | | A/iStockPhoto / Getty Images | | Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail | | Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail | More stories below advertisement | | | | Latest stories from Globe Investor | | | | | Latest stories from Report on Business | | | | | Did you know? - We also have an Advisor Weekly newsletter to help you stay on top of your industry. Sign up today. | | | | | | | |
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