Futures contracts for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained by 150 points, while those for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 won 0.6 percent and 0.7 percent, CNBC reports. The move in futures comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin “continued to narrow their differences” in a Monday afternoon phone call to discuss another stimulus package, according to Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill. The speaker said that Tuesday is the deadline to reach an agreement before the November 3 election.

Source: The Standard October 20, 2020 01:52 UTC