On Friday, American stock indices were almost unchanged. As we have already noted, the growing number of new Covid-19 cases in the world, as well as the postponement of the allocation of aid to the US economy, faciliated the downturn. At the same time, the US stock market was supported by an increase in September retail sales and October Michigan Consumer Sentiment economic indicator. Today, futures on US stock indices are rising thanks to Pfizer’s announcement of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year.Its shares gained 3.8%. John Hopkins University reported the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide reached 40 million. European stock indices are also advancing today on the back of strong corporate reports from Philips and Danone. Refinitiv predicts a 36.7% (y/y) cumulative decline in profits for STOXX 600 companies in the 3rd quarter of 2020. This is much better than the 51% drop in the 2nd quarter. Today, the United States are not expected to publish any significant economic indicators, but some Fed representatives will speak today, including the chairman Jerome Powell. Also, Honeywell, IBM and other corporations are expected to release their quarterly reports.