InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Asian shares hover near record high, risk currencies in favor By financialnews_rlv83x - December 31, 2020 0 78 Asian shares are set to end a tumultuous 2020 by hovering near record highs on Thursday while riskier currencies cruised near 2-1/2-year peaks, buoyed by hopes that COVID-19 vaccine rollouts will help the world beat the pandemic.