• US indices finished yesterday's session higher. The Dow Jones climbed 0.7% and reached a new record high, S&P 500 rose 0.9% and Nasdaq gained 0.7%.
• Positive moods prevail in the Asian markets today. Nikkei jumped 2.4% to a three-decade high of 27,500, Kospi added 0.09% and Hang Seng gained 1.15%. S&P/ASX 200 added 0.5%
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• US House of Representatives has approved an increase in stimulus from $600 a person to $2,000. Now the bill needs to be approved by the Senate
• US Treasury announced that $600 relief checks will begin to be sent to Americans this week
• US government on Monday appealed a decision handed down by a federal judge earlier this month that prevented authorities from fully implementing its restrictions against TikTok.
• Two vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna continued the distribution process in the US and so far over one million people have been vaccinated.
• Bitcoin fell to $26,000 level
• CHF and EUR are leaders among major currencies while GBP and USD lag the most
Over 487 thousand new coronavirus cases were reported yesterday. Source: worldometers, XTB
