The US
Investors are keeping an eye on another stimulus package, and their optimism led the benchmarks higher. USA30 rose 0.62%, while USA500 gained 0.36%. TECH100 climbed 0.35%.
Oil eased 0.5% to $40.79 per barrel, while Brent fell 0.6% to $43.90 a barrel as investors fear the new wave of infections will affect demand.
Gold made history yesterday, as it traded at more than $2,000 per ounce. After it rallied 1.8%, it settled at $2,001 an ounce. It had a peak of $2,014.15 during yesterday's trading session.
The Dollar Index lost 0.2% and settled at 93.387.
Asia and Australia
Moved by the positive data from the US, Asian markets inched higher. Japan225 rose by 1.34%.
HongKong45 added 0.80% even though the Sino-US tensions are heating up after President Trump announced the possible acquisition of TikTok by Microsoft.
Australia200 jumped 1.65% as investors expect the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy decision.
USD/JPY lost 0.04% to 105.90.
Europe
The European benchmarks traded lower as BP, Bayer, and Diageo posted disappointing earnings reports. Europe50 lost 0.6%. UK100 was down 0.7%.
Germany30 slipped 0.36%.
EUR/USD pair rose 0.2% to $1.17885.
EUR/GBP went higher 0.24% to 0.9016.
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Sources: marketwatch.com, investing.com