(Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Sunday moved forward on a measure aimed at reopening the federal government, with a procedural vote clearing the way for lawmakers to amend a bill that can fund the government until January 30. Financial markets welcomed progress that raises the prospect of resolving a 40-day shutdown that has likely hit economic growth. S&P 500 futures rose 0.8% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 1.3%. Risk sensitive currencies such as the Australian dollar climbed. Safe-havens such as U.S. Treasuries and the yen slipped.[MKTS/GLOB] QUOTES: JACK CHAMBERS, SENIOR RATES STRATEGIST, ANZ, SYDNEY "Even if it's not concrete (that) we get an end to the shutdown in the next 24 hours, it seems a bit clearer now that we're moving in that direction, that the gears are starting to shift. "We do
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