The US
Nancy Pelosi’s move was successful yesterday as the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in less than two years. USA30 fell 0.03%, while USA500 added 0.27%. TECH100 went up 0.43%.
Crude oil closed 0.3% higher at $53.37 per barrel.
Gold reached $1,857.35 per ounce gaining 0.7%.
The Dollar Index added 0.1% reaching 90.136.
Asia and Australia
Markets cheered the upcoming Biden administration expected to ramp up both the fiscal stimulus and the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, markets were up. Moreover, large parts of the economy will reopen. Japan225 closed 0.83% higher even though the administration will extend the state of emergency imposed last week to seven additional prefectures.
HongKong45 inched up 0.07%.
Down under, Australia200 added 0.04%.
Europe
Europe50 and Italy40 each rose 0.2%. While UK100 added 0.1%, Germany30 lost 0.1%, as the country’s Chancellor Angela Merkel was considering extending the current lockdown.
Brent oil traded at $56.84 a barrel after it gained 0.5%.
EUR/USD lost 0.2% trading at 1.21875.
Sources: reuters.com, investing.com