Bill authors want to send a message of support to Black people, others who have faced hostility because of their hair
The first-quarter decline was the biggest on record for the S&P 500 as consumers hunkered down at home, leading businesses to announce massive staff furloughs and to shut temporarily.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.35 per cent in early trade.
The dollar slid against a basket of currencies, pressured by the latest Federal Reserve measures to ensure sufficient liquidity in the global financial system.
The Fed is now allowing foreign central banks to exchange their holdings of US Treasury securities for overnight dollar loans.
The dollar index fell 0.275 per cent while the Japanese yen strengthened 0.12 per cent versus the greenback at 107.44 per dollar.
Government bond yields held steady as investors remained cautious about buying riskier assets.
The benchmark 10-year US Treasury note rose 15/32 in price to yield 0.6538 per cent .
Crude oil benchmarks ended a volatile quarter with their biggest losses in history, with both US and Brent futures hammered throughout March due to the pandemic and the eruption of the Saudi-Russia price war.
Global fuel demand has been sharply cut by travel restrictions due to the coronavirus. Forecasters at major merchants and banks see demand slumping by 20 per cent to 30 per cent in April, and for weak consumption to linger for months.
Crude futures ended the quarter down nearly 70 per cent after record losses in March.
US crude fell 31 cents to $20.17 a barrel and May Brent crude futures ended 2 cents lower at $22.74 a barrel ahead of expiration.
Bill authors want to send a message of support to Black people, others who have faced hostility because of their hair
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