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The major index of the US New York Stock Exchange, which started trading for the first time in the new year, fell. This is due to the uncertainty of the US Senate’s final voting in Georgia and the strengthening of blockade measures by major countries.
On the 4th (local time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Dow Jones 30 Industrial Average closed at 30,223.89, down 382.59 points (1.25%) from the battlefield.
The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 index closed at 3700.65, down 55.42 points (1.48%) from the battlefield, and the Nasdaq index closed at 12,698.45, down 189.84 points (1.47%).
Tensions are high over the final vote of the US Senate in Georgia. If the Democratic Party prevails over this election, the so-called’Blue Wave’ will be completed, governing even the Senate. On the other hand, if the Republican Party holds at least one seat, it can continue to dominate in the Senate.
As the situation of the novel coronavirus infection (Rona 19), such as the spread of the mutant virus, has deteriorated, the country’s blockade measures have also been strengthened.
Germany is known to extend national blockades by the end of this month, and Britain has announced a re-introduction of blockades across England. In the United States, the situation is not good, with the number of inpatients hospitalized with Corona 19 recorded a record high over the weekend.
Seo Sang-young, a researcher at Kiwoom Securities, said, “The US stock market started rising with the inflow of liquidity supply after the agreement of additional stimulus measures at the beginning of the market. “It was also a burden that concerns over inflation were raised here.”
On that day, Modena rose 6.95% to the news that it could be vaccinated with a reduced vaccination dose. Electric vehicle-related stocks such as Tesla (3.42%), workhorse (8.29%), and Nio (9.75%) rose as expectations for earnings improvement rose as EV sales surged in December last year in China.
Large technology stocks such as Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, and Microsoft fell 2.47%, 2.16%, 1.51%, 1.54%, and 2.13%, respectively, as profits were opened.
China Telecom (-5.48%) and China Mobile (-5.89%) plunged due to news that they would be withdrawn from the US stock market. Chinese stocks such as Alibaba (-2.10%) and Jindong.com (-1.79%) were also sluggish.
Eunji Cha, reporter Hankyung.com [email protected]