U.S. stock-index futures surged on Wednesday, as investors clung to hopes that solid fiscal and monetary stimulus would support the recovery of the coronavirus-hit economy, while assessing solid quarterly earnings reports from Target (TGT; +0.7%) and Lowe's (LOW; +4.8%).
Global Stocks:
| Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
| Nikkei | 20,595.15 | +161.70 | +0.79% |
| Hang Seng | 24,399.95 | +11.82 | +0.05% |
| Shanghai | 2,883.74 | -14.84 | -0.51% |
| S&P/ASX | 5,573.00 | +13.50 | +0.24% |
| FTSE | 6,030.46 | +28.23 | +0.47 |
| CAC | 4,446.63 | -11.53 | -0.26% |
| DAX | 11,108.19 | +32.90 | +0.30% |
| Crude oil | $32.68 | | +2.25% |
| Gold | $1,749.80 | | +0.24% |