US markets end higher on Tuesday

09 Dec 2020 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday as positive developments on the vaccine front and hopes of a fiscal stimulus outweighed reports showing a surge in coronavirus cases across the country. Meanwhile, reports about the UK beginning to administer the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and that it found no safety concerns with the vaccine helped lift sentiment. The continued surge in coronavirus cases and increasing number of hospitalizations in the U.S. boosted hopes for a US pandemic stimulus.

The US Congress is expected to vote this week on a one-week stopgap funding bill to give negotiators more time to strike a compromise. US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said there were signs of progress in talks on a bipartisan bill. Besides, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 is safe and effective. The FDA in a detailed analysis concluded that safety data from about 38,000 participants suggest a favorable safety profile, with no specific safety concerns identified that would preclude issuance of an EUA.

Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 104.09 points or 0.35 percent to 30,173.88, Nasdaq rose 62.83 points or 0.5 percent to 12,582.77 and S&P 500 was up by 10.29 points or 0.28 percent 3,702.25.

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