Wall Street opens slightly – Boursorama

Wall Street opens slightly – Boursorama

The street sign of” Wall Street “near the New York Stock Exchange (AFP / File / Jewel Samad)

The New York Stock Exchange opened slightly without elements that can identify a trend, a day after closing for Christmas and in the absence of economic indicators: the Dow Jones advanced 0.23% and the Nasdaq 0.40%.

On Wednesday, Wall Street ended slightly up at the end of a shortened session as investors remained optimistic about the US economy: the Dow Jones took 0.03%, breaking a new record, and the Nasdaq 0.17%

Around 2:40 p.m. Friday, the Dow Jones gained 40.65 points 18070,. 86 points, remaining above the threshold of 18,000 points surpassed Tuesday. Nasdaq, dominated by technology, progressed 19.04 points 4792.51 point

Very followed by investors, the broader S & amp;. P 500 clinching 0.35% or 7 22 points to 2089.10 points.

“Investors have difficulty in finding opportunities today,” noted experts from the brokerage Charles Schwab. “There is no corporate earnings or economic indicators in the US, and the majority of markets remain closed in the world.”

Indeed, stock markets are closed in Paris, Frankfurt and London, and will reopen Monday, while in Asia, the Tokyo Stock Exchange remained somewhat lively, with a modest gain of 0.06%.

In the absence of concrete evidence, the major indexes remained around high levels reached after more than a week of gains, while “the Dow Jones as the S & amp; P 500 broke records after an unexpected upward revision of gross domestic product (GDP) for the third quarter (US), reflecting an annualized growth of 5%, “recalled analysts Wells Fargo.

However,” even if the short-term indicators point to increased optimism, a little digging, you realize that investors are more long-term skeptics “, warned experts at Charles Schwab.

The bond market was rising. The yield on 10-year Treasury fell to 2.250% against 2.264% Friday night, and that good for 30 years at 2.811%, 2.817% against the previous close.

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