Global stocks, euro rise on massive EU stimulus plan

LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - World shares surged on Wednesday as reports of a European Union rescue fund helped offset concerns about unrest in Hong Kong over Beijing's proposed national security laws.The European Commission proposed a package worth in total 1.85 trillion euros for the EU's next long-term budget and a recovery fund for economies hammered by the coronavirus pandemic.News of the plan helped underpin a broad market rally in Europe. The euro jumped to trade at 1.1022 against the..