The bank index up 2. 1 , telling you all you need to know. The 10 year yield is down to 67 basis points. There was a little bit of an increase in volatility today, up to 33. On the actual session, the vix index is slightly lower. Scarlet fu joins us halfway into the trading day for some more details on the scene. The scene seems to be about finding stability. If history is any guide, we are likely to get it. Seven times the s p 500 has fallen 2 or more since the market bottom on march 23. In six of those instances, the s p 500 came back to close higher. Indications we may continue to build on this advance. You mentioned leading the gains, regulators rolling back some of those put in place after the crisis. That should free up about 40 billion in capital. Regulators are modifying the bulk to allow increase of investments in d. C. Funds. You mentioned the stress test results after the close. Im keeping an eye on homebuilders because one trend that has emerged is the strength of housing.
Have the numbers as soon as they hit the tape and show you the impact. Coronavirus keeping the c task force going indefinitely focusing on Vaccine Development and reopening the economy. Meanwhile some lawmakers looking to expand the Paycheck Protection Program and add more stimulus but others raising concerns about growing debt and deficit. Markets this morning pointing to higher opening. Take a look at futures, indicating market wills open higher in triple digits, dow up 3020 points, s p is up 41 and nasdaq higher by 138, one and a third percent, this after concerns of new china relations to china. Scope memo is out. Outlining authority to former special counsel Robert Mueller, it reveals probe went beyond and completely openended. The fallout coming out. People are working out and playing video games, pelaton surging 66 , the company boosting Sales Outlook and the stock flexing muscle as well. Stock up 17 in premarket. Fortnite becoming one of the most Popular Video games ever surpas
Seeing this as a sign that they do see sort of a light on the horizon here. With all the states beginning reopening, expanding the reopening, it will continue to be good for the economy, even in a staggered fashion. There is that. Were following markets across the board. Even issues with disappointing numbers and earnings, most seem to have factored that in. So well get detail by detail, casebycase, sector by sector. This is a remarkable comeback here. A lot of this buoyed by this news out of Gilead Sciences that its drug just might be the panacea some hoped it would be for treatment of the coronavirus. Way too early to tell that here but certainly a different reaction as that stock soars close to 6 on the day. Blake burman, monitoring developments at the white house right now including the president having a sitdown with the louisiana governor. Also meeting with more ceos and those in the agriculture, meat industry. The president you might recall has said that the Meat Processing plan
Since february 5 and 6 thats right, it has been about a month and a half since february 5 and 6 for the dow and february 13 for the s p 500. Right now, it looks like the yield is at 0. 858 andrew we have a huge lineup of guests today out of washington James Bullard talking about headlines. Tom barrack and former federal chairman ben bernanke. Living through the crisis of 2008 and studying the Great Depression all of that coming up over the next three hours to the news that broke overnight. The white house and the senate announcing a deal. Well get to leaSteve Liesman f more on that and eamon with more. It was in the 1 00 a. M. Hour that it broke overnight. What we have here, joe, is a handshake deal we dont have a vote and we dont have the explicit text what we have is a deal here is how Mitch Mcconnell announced the deal at 1 00 a. M help is on the way. The American People are already rising to this great challenge the senate is about to follow suit well pass this legislation later to
Up for today. Were going to look at all of todays market moving news from new york and london. We want to begin in washington were the Trump Administration stoc struck a deal on a rescue package. Mitch mcconnell says it is an historic plan. At last, we have a deal. After days of intense discussions, the senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on an historic relief package. It will rush resources onto the front lines of our Nations Health care fight and will inject trillions of dollars of cash into the economy as fast as possible to help american workers, families, Small Businesses and interested and industries make it through this. Alix joining me is kevin cirilli. Walk me through what is in the bill and what to expect. The deal will likely pass within the next 48 hours. They are bullish to get this done. 500 billion for Large Companies as well as corporations bailout cash for industries that have been impacted by the economic effects of coronavirus. 350 billion for Small Businesses.