U.S. Stock Futures Rise After BOJ Stimulus Boosts Asian Equities

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U.S. stock index futures gained for a second day after the Bank of Japan expanded stimulus and investors looked out for further signs of progress in the global fight against the coronavirus.

Contracts on the S&P 500 rose as much as 1.3%, and were trading 0.8% higher as of 9:24 a.m. in London, while futures climbed 1% on the Nasdaq 100 Index and 0.9% on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.