- The giant Chinese company Alibaba will have its share available to trade today under the name “BABA”. Yesterday they announced that the price of a share will be $68.
- With Scotland voting against independence, the pound sharply rose against the dollar during the night. The pound was also strong against the euro.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 shares were rising to a record high right before the market opened.
- Asian stock markets steadily rose during the night although the yen got weaker.