U.S. stock-index futures traded mixed on Wednesday, as hopes for economic recovery, supported by a rollout of effective COVID-19 vaccines, and progress in fiscal stimulus talks between Democrats and Republicans boosted demand for economically sensitive stocks such as banks and industrials.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 26,817.94 | +350.86 | +1.33% |
Hang Seng | 26,502.84 | +198.28 | +0.75% |
Shanghai | 3,371.96 | -38.21 | -1.12% |
S&P/ASX | 6,728.50 | +40.80 | +0.61% |
FTSE | 6,584.84 | +26.02 | +0.40% |
CAC | 5,580.27 | +19.60 | +0.35% |
DAX | 13,408.41 | +129.92 | +0.98% |
Crude oil | $45.88 | +0.61% | |
Gold | $1,865.30 | -0.51% |