The House vote sends Trump's case to the Senate for trial. Republicans who control the Senate say they plan to acquit him.
In early trading, London's FTSE 100 was off 5 points at 7,535.20 and Frankfurt's DAX was up 8 points at 13,229.64. France's CAC 40 gained 0.1% to 5,966.35. In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,017.07 and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 0.3% to 23,864.85. Hong Kong's Hang Seng sank 0.3% to 27,800.49.India's Sensex rose 0.2% to 41.636.03 while New Zealand and Singapore also gained. Taiwan and Jakarta retreated.
Australian employers added 39,900 jobs following a revised loss of 24,800 in October. Annual growth held steady at 2% over a year earlier.
As Jim Kramer of CNBC said it's nothing to worry about. Got to agree, the Democrats are just trying to help Trumps re-election. It's the Economy Stupid!