Building on yesterday’s gains in US markets, which included a 1.0% gain for the Dow, a 0.7% rise for the NASDAQ and a 1.3% surge for the Russell 2000, US index futures are up 0.1% to 0.3% this morning. Overseas, the Hang Seng climbed 1.4% and the FTSE is up 0.2% but the Dax is down 0.1%. Commodity action remains mixed with WTI crude oil down 0.3% and copper up 0.2%.
There have been a number of positive developments over the last 24 hours that have helped to boost interest in US stocks.
Yesterday’s afternoon rally in North America was sparked by news that the White House and Congressional leaders from both parties have all agreed to a new infrastructure package that includes about $580B in new spending split about evenly between transportation and non-transportation projects.
There also has been a lot of positive news on the corporate side. All 23 US banks passed their stress tests with flying colors, even in dire scenarios, opening the door for them to resume dividend payments and share buybacks. There also were several positive earnings reports including Nike ($0.93 vs street $0.51, FedEx ($5.01 vs street $4.99), and CarMax ($2.63 vs street $1.63). Also, Virgin Galactic received FAA approval to begin flights into space with paying passengers.
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