U.S. stock-index futures climbed on Monday, as investors reacted positively to news that Democrat Joe Biden was informally declared the winner of the U.S. presidential race and the report from Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate was more than 90% effective for people without evidence of prior infection.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 24,839.84 | +514.61 | +2.12% |
Hang Seng | 26,016.17 | +303.20 | +1.18% |
Shanghai | 3,373.73 | +61.57 | +1.86% |
S&P/ASX | 6,298.80 | +108.60 | +1.75% |
FTSE | 6,239.30 | +329.28 | +5.57% |
CAC | 5,321.95 | +361.07 | +7.28% |
DAX | 13,175.49 | +695.47 | +5.57% |
Crude oil | $40.95 | +10.26% | |
Gold | $1,879.80 | -3.68% |