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Contracts on the S&P 500 Index nudged higher and most Asian stocks gained. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sank more than 8% in Hong Kong after China kicked off an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices at the tech giant. Volumes were subdued in many countries on Thursday. All derivatives trading is shut on Eurex and most equity markets will be closed Friday for Christmas Day.
Congressional Republicans face high-stakes decisions in coming days over two giant pieces of bipartisan legislation. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer plans to introduce his call for $2,000 checks today, but GOP members intend to block it. If it fails, Democrats will vote Dec. 28 on new legislation to codify the payments and possibly on another stopgap spending measure. It’s still unclear what Trump plans to do with the stimulus bill Congress passed Monday.