(Bloomberg) — U.S. stock index futures advanced Monday as investors focused on the prospects for an expansion of economic stimulus to help counter the impact of the spreading global pandemic.September contracts on the S&P 500 rose 1.1% as of 8:11 a.m. in London. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.3% and those on the Nasdaq 100 Index added 1.2%. U.S. financial markets were closed on Friday before Independence Day on July 4.The Stoxx Europe 600 Index jumped 1.7%, with all sectors trading in the positive territory.“With U.S. states continuing to post record cases into the July 4 weekend …read more
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