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By Elizabeth Howcroft
LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - European shares rebounded on Monday and the dollar fell from two-month highs as market sentiment recovered briefly, although investors remain cautious about both the second wave of COVID-19 in many regions and the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election.
Equities fell sharply last week and the dollar hit a two-month high as coronavirus infections surged again in Europe and as investors reassessed their expectations for a global economic recovery ahead of the U.S. vote.
But on Monday, shares were firmly in the black, with the Stoxx 600 up 2% .STOXX , London's FTSE 100 up 1.5% .FTSE and Germany's DAX up 2.8% .GDAXI at 1151 GMT. a tech-driven rally in Wall Street late on Friday, Asian shares gained, with Chinese shares boosted by data over the weekend showing China's industrial firms grew for the fourth consecutive month in August. MSCI world equity index .MIWD00000PUS , which tracks shares in 49 countries, was up 0.7% at 1152 GMT, while
MSCI's main European Index .MSER was up 2.2%.
"We're seeing a bit of a relief rally," said Jonathan Bell, chief investment officer at Stanhope Capital. "Things got over-sold perhaps a little bit in the short term."
"We saw quite a lot of exuberance in July and August with prices particularly of tech stocks rising and that then has come off a little bit recently," he said.
Bell said that the move lower was unlikely to result in a rotation away from technology and growth stocks until there was a more significant driver such as a COVID-19 vaccine or signs of inflation picking up.
He said politics remains a key driver for investors ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. vote pitting President Donald Trump against former vice-president Joe Biden.
The STOXX 600's banking stock index was up 4.4%, after hitting a fresh all-time low on Friday .SX7P .
U.S. stock futures rose, with banking and travel firms' shares rebounding. e-minis 1YMcv1 were up 1.3% at 1200 GMT, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were up 1.4% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were up 1.8%.
Currency markets indicated increased risk appetite, as the riskier Australian dollar AUD=D3 , New Zealand dollar NZD=D3 , Swedish crown SEK=D3 and Norwegian crown NOK=D3 were all up against the U.S. dollar, recouping some losses from the previous week. dollar index fell, erasing some of last week's gains, down 0.4% on the day at 94.157 at 1154 GMT =USD .
The euro was up 0.4% versus the dollar, at $1.1672 EUR=EBS .
The benchmark 10-year German Bund yield was up 2 basis points, at -0.509% DE10YT=RR . remain broadly cautious in light of rising new COVID-19 infections in Europe, which pose the risk of further restrictions on activity. World Health Organization said on Friday that it is worried about rising infections and hospitalisations ahead of the Northern Hemisphere's flu season. prices fell as the increasing virus cases damaged hopes for a smooth recovery in fuel demand, with the main crude benchmarks on track for their first monthly falls since April prices slipped, with spot gold XAU= down 0.3% at $1,864.98 per ounce by 1157 GMT.
"Rather than marking the start of a further decline, we think gold's fall is a temporary correction," UBS wrote in a note to clients.
"We think investors should use the drop in gold prices to add exposure to it. By year-end 2020, we see the precious metal again reaching the USD 2,000/oz mark," the note said.
The first debate between U.S. presidential candidates on Tuesday. Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing tax-return data. Trump dismissed the report as "fake news". manufacturing PMIs on Thursday and U.S. jobs data on Friday will also be in focus this week. Emerging markets
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