U.S. stock index futures climbed on Monday on higher odds of presidential candidate Donald Trump winning a second term after surviving an assassination attempt, while interest-rate cut hopes continued to lift sentiment.
Under Trump, markets expect hawkish trade policy and looser regulation over issues from climate change to cryptocurrency.
Online betting site PredictIt showed bets of an election win for Trump at 67 cents, up from Friday’s 60 cents, with Joe Biden at 28 cents.
“Trump as President is likely a positive for risk … we should see S&P 500 futures and the USD push higher today,” said Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone.
The dollar and some Treasury yields rose on Monday.
“It’s the promise of de-regulating U.S. industries which should be the big equity kicker.”
The Trump-linked stocks soared in premarket trading. Trump Media & Technology Group was one of the most actively traded stocks and jumped 48.8%,…
