Asian stocks and U.S. equity futures rose Tuesday on wagers that vaccines can help tame the omicron virus outbreak and signs that President Joe Biden could yet revive his $2 trillion economic agenda.
MSCI Inc.’s Asia-Pacific share gauge snapped a two-session drop, bolstered by a rebound in Japan and a rally in Chinese property developers. S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and European contracts were in the green, signaling stabilization after a global equity index dropped the most this month on Monday, Crude oil and iron ore pushed higher. In digital assets, Bitcoin held around the $47,300 level.
Turkey’s lira slipped in Asian trading, trimming some of Monday’s surge sparked by extraordinary government measures to bolster the currency.
In the latest virus developments, omicron accounted for 73% of all Covid-19 infections last week in the U.S. New Zealand is pushing back the phased reopening of its border until the end of February.
US After Hours MU +7% rises on earnings/guidance while ALDX -32% falls on results from Phase 3 TRANQUILITY trial
Nikkei +2.08% Hang Seng +0.93% CSI +0.64% Shanghai +0.85% Shenzen +0.95%
Eur$ 1.1280 CNH 6.3823 CNY 6.3743 JPY 113.67 GBP 1.3212 CHF 0.9217 RUB 73.9462 TRY 13.5420 WTI$ 69.35 +1.03% Gold 1,791.71 +0.05% BTC 48,750 +3.70% ETH 4,030 +3%
S&P +0.94% Nasdaq +1.30% EuroStoxx +1.64% FTSE +1.20% Dax +1.49% SMI
Macro :
- Infrastructure Stocks Slide After Manchin Rejects Biden’s Plan
- Infrastructure Stocks Slide After Manchin Rejects Biden’s Plan
- Omicron Now the Dominant Variant in U.S. at 73% of New Cases: AP
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