U.S. stock-index futures surged on Tuesday, as reports that Democrats and Republicans neared a deal on a $2 trillion economic rescue package gave a shot of optimism to markets, suffering the biggest selloff since the global financial crisis.
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 18,092.35 | +1,204.57 | +7.13% |
| Hang Seng | 22,663.49 | +967.36 | +4.46% |
| Shanghai | 2,722.44 | +62.27 | +2.34% |
| S&P/ASX | 4,735.70 | +189.70 | +4.17% |
| FTSE | 5,190.63 | +196.74 | +3.94% |
| CAC | 4,085.55 | +171.24 | +4.37% |
| DAX | 9,281.79 | +540.64 | +6.18% |
| Crude oil | $24.30 | | +4.02% |
| Gold | $1,676.80 | | +6.92% |