U.S. markets surge with the Nasdaq enjoying its best session since March, and Asian equities also climb on diminishing fears of the Omicron variant. U.S. President Joe Biden holds a two-hour video call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, warning him of potential economic sanctions should he invade Ukraine. Evergrande’s shares hit a record low as the developer reportedly misses an offshore debt payment deadline. And Nestlé announces plans to sell back $10bn worth of L’Oréal shares to the cosmetics company.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.