Global stock markets closed mixed on Wednesday (March 31), with United States (US) stocks extending gains as investors weighed President Biden’s infrastructure spending plan. The plan would raise the corporate tax rate to 28% to fund it, combined with measures to stop the offshoring of profits. US President Joe Biden announced a $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan over eight years, including $621 billion for transportation and $580 billion for manufacturing.

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