It combines $900 billion in Covid-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. Germany's DAX picked up 0.4% to 13,848.41 and the CAC 40 in France climbed 0.4% to 5,608.02. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 jumped 2.7% to 27,568.15, the first time it has traded above 27,000 since August 1990, according to FactSet. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.9% to 26,568.49. Benchmark U.S. crude oil gained 55 cents to $48.17 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Source: Mint December 29, 2020 09:11 UTC