TOKYO: Asian markets struggled Thursday as a week-long rally sputters, with sentiment split between vaccine hopes and Joe Biden’s election win on one side and fears over a surge in virus cases that threatens any economic recovery.

The mood across trading floors has been joyous for much of the week after the former vice president toppled Donald Trump and US pharma giant Pfizer said its vaccine candidate had proved to be 90 percent effective.

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