U.S. stocks opened higher across the board, with the Nasdaq rising 1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 1.8%, and the S&P 500 up 1.1%. This came after the Democrats won control of both houses of Congress in the mid-term elections, and U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he would accept the election results. In the oil market, Brent crude futures fell 3.09% to $100.40 a barrel, and WTI crude futures dropped 3.13% to $93.08 a barrel.