Bloomberg Stocks started off the week on a bullish note as investors took comfort from further stimulus bill negotiations and the impending deployment of the first vaccine in the US S&P 500 futures gained about 0.6%, with the first deliveries of the Pfizer Inc-BioNTech SE vaccine in the US due to arrive on Monday. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is …

Bloomberg India’s smaller stocks are beating their larger peers for the first time in three years, and some strategists say that outperformance will likely continue at least through next year. The Nifty Midcap 100 Index has climbed 20% this year, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 Index has advanced 17%, outpacing the 11% gain in the large-cap NSE Nifty 50 Index. …

Bloomberg South Africa’s main stock index erased a retreat of as much as 0.4% to be 0.1% higher as of 9:36 am in Johannesburg, with the extension of a Brexit deadline, progress on vaccine deployment and US stimulus talks supporting investor appetite for riskier assets. Bank stocks were higher, benefiting as the rand gained due to the favorable risk sentiment. …