SFEN recommends that France includes the project to construct a series of three pairs of reactors in its post-COVID recovery plan and confirms the launch of the project at the end of the investigation in mid-2021. It also says the European Union should include new nuclear in the Green Deal and associated plans for financial mechanisms.

The government intends to make German power generation free of hard coal by 2033.

The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.9%

China's Shanghai Composite Index gained 2.1% to 3,090.57.

The IMF approved a 12-month Stand-by Arrangement (SBA), with total access of about US$5.2 billion to address balance of payments financing needs arising from the COVID-19.

Uzbekistan set an ambitious goal of reaching 3 GW wind and 5 GW solar power capacities by 2030. In light of recent developments, these goals look quite achievable.

Brent fell 22 cents, or 0.5%, to $41.63 a barrel, WTI was down 27 cents, or 0.7%, at $39.43 a barrel.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.51%,

The pan-European STOXX 600 index looked set to post a more than 12% rise in the quarter

The potential is very high. China's demand for gas will grow at a very high pace. Last year, gas consumption in China grew by almost 10 per cent, thus exceeding 300 billion cubic meters. In 15 years, the demand for gas in the country may double.