The US equity markets made their biggest ever signal day gains. The optimism was caused mind reports the $2 trillion Covid-19 stimulus package was close to being agreed.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average a 2,112 point gain, the biggest ever, or 11 percent, while the S&P 500 gained over 9.3 percent and the Nasdaq over 8.1 percent.

President Trump’s comments that he favours opening up the economy sooner rather than later also boosted investor confidence.

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