Indices Around The Globe

• S&P Futures flirted with positive territory, approached popular resistance level 3,900.
• U.K.'s FTSE 100 up 2.01% to near 6,613.
• Japan's Nikkei 225 down 0.86% to near 29,408.

Bonds

• 10-year treasury yield at 1.41%

Commodities

• Crude oil down 1.40% to near $59.68/barrel.
• Gold up 0.66% to near $1,735/oz.
• Silver up 0.83% to near $26.71/oz.

Crypto

• Bitcoin down 1.10% over the last 24 hours to around $47,415.

Top News

• Texas to fully relax statewide restrictions, according to Governor Greg Abbott. Masks will no longer be mandated, and businesses may reopen completely.
• Governor Gretchen Whitmer to relax restrictions in Michigan. More customers will be allowed inside businesses and restaurants, and private gatherings will allow for more people.
• President Joe Biden is expected to announce partnership between Merck (NYSE:MRK) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) to collaborate on vaccine efforts.
• The Biden administration's COVID-19 relief bill expected to get a vote in the senate on Friday or Saturday, according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
• S&P Futures yesterday closed above the 3,900 level before turning around this morning. 3,900 has been a resistance level over the past couple weeks.