Asian investors buoyed by plans to end US shutdown

Shares in Japan, South Korea and Australia all rose at the open. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% on Monday, and the Nasdaq 100 added 2.2%. The MSCI All Country World Index had its best day since late June and a Bloomberg gauge of commodity prices rose to the highest level since August 2022. An index of the dollar weakened on Monday, while gold and Bitcoin rallied.