Forex Today: Mood improves to start week as US government shutdown nears end After a group of centrist Democrats negotiated a deal, the US Senate has voted 60-40 on a temporary funding bill to reopen the government. The approved package will need to be passed by the House of Representatives before it's sent to US President Donald Trump to be signed. Reflecting the risk-positive market atmosphere, US stock index futures were last seen rising between 0.3% and 1.3% on the day. Meanwhile, the USD Index was virtually unchanged at 99.60.