The US
Stocks traded higher on Tuesday ahead of Biden’s possible multi-trillion fiscal stimulus plan. USA30 rose 0.23%, while USA500 added 0.01%. TECH100 gained 0.20%.
Crude oil went up 0.9%, trading at $52.71 per barrel.
Gold closed the session at $1,856.10 per ounce after it gained 0.3%.
Asia and Australia
Although countries started to declare a state of emergency due to the rising cases of COVID-19, markets closed higher. Japan225 went up 0.09%, closing at a five-year high.
HongKong45 gained 0.43%.
USD/JPY lost 0.10% reaching 104.14.
Europe
Markets traded mixedly ahead of the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde’s speech. Germany30 closed 0.3% higher. France40 added 0.1%, while UK100 lost 0.1%.
Brent oil rose 0.8% at $56.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD reached 1.2155 after it went up 0.1%.
Sources: reuters.com, investing.com