Global stocks surge on reports pharmaceutical giant Gilead is making progress on a drug treatment for coronavirus

· Global stocks are surging Friday after reports that pharma giant Gilead is making progress in the trials of a drug to treat the coronavirus.
· US futures rose sharply, with all three major indexes set to gain more than 2% at the open.
· Investors shrugged off poor economic data from China, which posted a GDP fall of 6.8%...