Germany's leading index of 30 major companies hit a new high of over 14,000 points. Hopes for a successful coronavirus vaccination campaign pushed up other stock markets as well.
As hope spreads that new vaccines will help the world put the coronavirus in the rearview mirror, Germany's leading DAX index reached a new high of just over 14,000 points on Thursday.
Indices for small- and medium-sized German companies also gained ground.
US markets also up
Markets in the United States were also climbing in early trading on Thursday as some investors saw the Democratic Party's upcoming control of the White House and both houses of Congress as a sign of an additional coronavirus stimulus package on the horizon.
The S&P 500 was 1.2% higher after Congress confirmed Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election and Jon Ossoff was declared the winner of a Georgia runoff election, handing control of the Senate to Democrats. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 172 points, or 0.6, at 31,005, at 10 a.m. local time. The Nasdaq composite was also 1.8% higher.
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