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Futures at record highs as rally builds on hopes of economic rebound

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05 January, 2021, 10:40 am
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Futures at record highs as rally builds on hopes of economic rebound

Wall Street’s major indexes rounded off 2020 with strong gains as a wave of monetary stimulus and promising developments on the vaccine front helped the indexes recover from their sharpest contraction in decades

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05 January, 2021, 10:40 am
Last modified: 05 January, 2021, 10:44 am
Wall Street’s major indexes rounded off 2020 with strong gains on monetary stimulus and promising developments on the vaccine front. PHOTO: REUTERS
Wall Street’s major indexes rounded off 2020 with strong gains on monetary stimulus and promising developments on the vaccine front. PHOTO: REUTERS

US stock index futures pointed to a record opening for the S&P 500 and the Dow in the first trading session of the year on Monday, building on a rally that has been powered by hopes of a vaccine-driven recovery in the global economy.

Wall Street's major indexes rounded off 2020 with strong gains as a wave of monetary stimulus and promising developments on the vaccine front helped the indexes recover from their sharpest contraction in decades.

Latest surveys showed manufacturers across Europe ended the year on a high, while Asian factory activity expanded moderately, thanks to robust demand in regional giant China.

On the vaccine front, Britain on Monday became the first country to roll out the Covid-19 shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.

However, some investors are cautious about economic growth as US jobless claims remain stubbornly high and a new round of business closures last month, as well as the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus, have cast a shadow on the outlook.

All eyes are on the twin US Senate runoff elections on Tuesday in the battleground state of Georgia, which will determine control of the chamber and, effectively, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden's legislative agenda. 

Tesla Inc shares rose 2.7% in trading before the bell to a record high after the electric-car maker reported better-than-expected vehicle deliveries in 2020, extending a meteoric rally that has seen the stock surge more than 700%.

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