US stocks are climbing ahead of two run-off elections in Georgia that may determine who controls the US Senate.
But US indices also got a boost from upbeat manufacturing data while Chinese listed companies bounced back after the New York Stock Exchange changed its mind about a decision to delist.
Here's Liling Tan with the Wall Street roundup.
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