U.S. stock futures were positive on Sunday evening as a bill that will end the longest-ever government shutdown advanced in the Senate.
A short-term spending bill cleared a procedural hurdle after seven Democratic senators and one independent voted with Republicans.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 66 points, or 0.14%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.68%, and Nasdaq futures jumped 1.19%.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose 4.1 basis points to 4.134%. The U.S. dollar was up 0.09% against the euro and up 0.32% against the yen.
Gold rose 1.16% to $4,056.50 per ounce. U.S. oil futures climbed 0.74% to at $60.19 a barrel, and Brent crude rallied 0.64% to $64.04.
The bill would extend current funding through Jan. 31 and pay for SNAP and Veterans Affairs for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends next September.
Democrats would not get an extension for Affordable Care Act subsidies, which expire at the end of the year and was their core demand during the shutdown.
Instead, they will get a promise that the Senate will vote on extending the subsidies by December, terms that Democrats rejected over a month earlier.
Because there’s no guarantee that ACA subsidies will continue, most Senate Democrats voted against the spending bill. But ABC News said they will make subsidies an issue in next year’s midterm elections.
Several House Democrats said they won’t vote for the bill because it doesn’t extend the subsidies.
“Accepting nothing but a pinky promise from Republicans isn’t a compromise — it’s capitulation,” he added.
“While a relatively small share of the national population gets their coverage through the ACA Marketplaces, in some districts, the number of ACA enrollees could be enough to swing a close election,” KFF said last month.
