Gold, stocks upbeat in anticipation of US shutdown deal

SINGAPORE, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while gold and the Nasdaq were basking in their sharpest gains for months thanks to signs a deal to end the U.S. government shutdown was in the offing.
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S&P 500 futures tacked on 0.1%.
A deal that would restore U.S. federal funding and end the longest shutdown on record cleared an initial Senate hurdle late on Sunday.
It was unclear when Congress would give its final approval, though, with a few Senate hurdles left to clear before the House can vote on the deal and send it to President Donald Trump.
Prediction markets, such as the online Polymarket, have reopening nearly fully priced in for the end of the week, so the timeline is tight and markets’ gains may be vulnerable to delays.