But many markets rode waves of stimulus from a number of central banks toe award investors some of the best returns ever on the last day of the year.

但許多市場在今年最後一天乘著多家央行的刺激政策浪潮，為投資者頒發了有史以來最好的回報。

It was something of a mixed picture, though.

不過，這是個喜憂參半的事情。

Asian shares edged upset to end 2020 at record highs, with investors pinning hopes on a global economic recovery.

亞股小幅走低，2020年底創歷史新高，投資者寄希望於全球經濟復甦。

MSC is gauge of Asia Pacific shares excluding Japan, rose around not 0.18% on Thursday, heading towards its latest closing peak.

MSC是衡量除日本以外的亞太股市的指標，週四漲幅約為不0.18%，向最新收盤峰值邁進。

The index is set for its fourth quarter gain of over 19%.

該指數第四季度漲幅將超過19%。

But it was a different picture in Europe.

但在歐洲卻是另一番景象。

Shares fell as lockdowns overshadowed optimism around the rollout of vaccines.

股價下跌，因為鎖定的陰影籠罩了圍繞疫苗推出的樂觀情緒。

Trading volumes within, with some major European markets closed for the new Year, where markets were open, they failed to follow their Asian peers higher.

內的交易量，歐洲一些主要市場新年休市，在市場開放的情況下，未能跟隨亞洲同行上漲。

The U.

U.

K's Footsie 100 fell around 1.7%.

K的足彩100跌幅約1.7%。

It's on course for its worst year since the 2000 and eight financial crisis on has suffered a fresh blow, a za millions more people have been put under the tightest restrictions to counter a new virus variant.

它的過程中，其最糟糕的一年，自2000年和八個金融危機上遭受了新的打擊，za數百萬人已被置於最嚴格的限制，以對抗一個新的病毒變種。

The pan European stock 600 which was closed on Thursday, recorded a 3.8% drop in 2020 as the pandemic and worries about Brexit curbed improving sentiment.

週四收盤的泛歐斯托克600指數在2020年錄得3.8%的跌幅，因為疫情和對Brexit的擔憂抑制了情緒的改善。

Germany's DAX, though, ended the year with a 3.5% gain.

不過德國DAX指數在今年年底的漲幅為3.5%。

It was helped by strong demand for technology stocks on better growth prospects, with major trading partner China one of 20 twenties major winners.

這得益於對增長前景較好的科技股的強勁需求，主要貿易伙伴中國是20個二十年代的主要贏家之一。

Bitcoin was at just under $29,000 on Thursday.

週四，比特幣的價格在29000美元以下。

The world's largest crypto currency has almost quadrupled in value this year amid heightened interest from bigger investors.

在更大投資者的高度關注下，全球最大的加密貨幣今年的價值幾乎翻了兩番。