The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4%, while UK’s FTSE 100 edged 0.8% higher while Germany’s DAX gained 0.3%.
Oil majors BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Total gained as crude prices rose to their highest since February 2020 on Saudi Arabia’s pledge to cut output more than expected in a meeting with allied producers. [O/R] Banks advanced the most, up 2.5%, while other cyclical sectors such as automakers and insurers added more than 1%.
While the final votes are yet to be counted in the run-off elections, markets appeared to price in a ‘blue wave’ that could usher in larger fiscal stimulus and pave the way for President-elect Joe Biden to push through greater corporate regulation and higher taxes.Reporting by Amal S in Bengaluru, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips
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what happens when Perdue wins? (likely in a few days)
That’s disgustingly bad