, which could not keep pace with the gains of the other indices the day before, closed the percentage unchanged at 35,754.69 points. For him there is a weekly plus of 3.4 percent so far.
The market said that investors still have concerns about the measures required against the Corona variant Omikron and its economic consequences. This curbs the recently noticeable optimism that infections are likely to be mild and that booster vaccinations are apparently effective. “There is still too much to learn about this variant to be able to draw firm conclusions,” said expert Craig Erlam of broker Oanda.
According to Deutsche Bank expert Jim Reid, a high level of transferability could be a problem, even if the course of the infection proves to be less severe. The expert warned on the basis of a rapidly increasing number of infections of a possibly increasing burden on the hospitals.
In addition, it was said on the market that investors acted rather wait and see before new inflation figures from the US on Friday. The development of inflation is particularly relevant for the monetary policy of the US Federal Reserve. The labor market is also a strong criterion for the monetary authorities. The weekly initial jobless claims fell on Thursday to their lowest level since 1969.
In terms of individual stocks, there was hardly any price-moving news on the Wall Street benchmark index, the Dow. The shares of Apple
Boeing suffered heavier losses in the Dow
In the weak technology sector, the shares of the chip company Intel fell
However, the papers from CVS Health were in high demand
Otherwise the shares of the ailing video game retailer Gamestop fell negatively
The Euro
US Treasuries rose. The futures contract for ten-year Treasuries rose 0.11 percent to 130.34 points. In return, the yield on ten-year government bonds fell to 1.49 percent./tih/jha/
By Timo Hausdorf, dpa-AFX
Source: dpa-AFX
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