U.S. stock-index rallied as investors continued to cheer the results of Sunday's first-round presidential election in France, assessed quarterly earnings, and prepared for "a big tax reform and tax reduction" announcement by Trump on Wednesday.
Stocks:
Nikkei 19,079.33 +203.45 +1.08%
Hang Seng 24,455.94 +316.46 +1.31%
Shanghai 3,135.40 +5.87 +0.19%
FTSE 7,280.37 +15.69 +0.22%
CAC 5,286.63 +17.78 +0.34%
DAX 12,471.91 +16.93 +0.14%
Crude $49.12 (-0.22%)
Gold $1,269.30 (-0.64%)