Optimism regarding omicron.
- #Oil prices fell in thin, holiday trade after a three-day rally, with investors trying to gauge the omicron coronavirus variant's impact on demand.
- UK shares inched higher in pre-Christmas trading, with investors largely hopeful that the global economy can weather the #Omicron COVID-19 variant that is forcing several countries to reimpose restrictions.
- India's foreign exchange reserves declined by 160 million to $635.66 billion due to a sharp drop in foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India reported.
