U.S. stock market futures tried to rise further, but saw relatively temperate gains Sunday night, even as Congress reached an agreement on a $ 900 billion coronavirus relief package. The futures of the Dow Jones industrial average {s: ym00]increased 57 points, or 0.2%, to 30,172, those of the S&P 500 ES00,
stood at 3,705.75, while Nasdaq-100 futures rose 0.2% to 12,740.50. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday afternoon described the deal, one that many market participants saw as vital in helping troubled U.S. workers and businesses, “far from being perfect “on the Senate floor. The deal, which still requires a vote on Congress, would come as the COVID-19 pandemic sinks into much of the country. The relief package would allow qualified Americans to receive direct payments of $ 600 and $ 300 a week in enhanced federal unemployment benefits. It would come after the stock market closed on Friday, in the last full week of December trading, with the Dow DJIA,
finishing 124.32 points, or 0.4%, lower than 30,179.05, the S&P 500 SPX,
finishing with 13.07 points, or 0.4%, to close at 3,709.41, after surpassing the intraday record of 3,726.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP,
it lost 9.11 points, or 0.1%, on Friday to close at 12,755.64, after hitting its all-time high at 12,809.60. Congress ’efforts toward a new aid package to combat the detrimental economic effects of the pandemic were joined by an annual $ 1.4 trillion annual spending package.