On Thursday morning, US stocks were traded in a mixed manner, markets became increasingly volatile, uncertainty about the spread of the coronavirus, and the path to monetary policy and the US economy was blurred.Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+ 1.16%
S & P 500 index, 34,161, rose 0.4%
SPX,
+ 0.89%
Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.1% to 4,518
COMP,
+ 0.67%
It decreased by 0.1% at 15,241. Economic reports show that the number of people applying for unemployment benefits before and after Thanksgiving surged to over 200,000, partly due to the sharp plunge last week that pushed unemployment insurance claims to their lowest levels in 52 years. I reversed it. According to the Ministry of Labor, new claims for benefits surged from 28,000 to 222,000 in the seven days to 27 November. The market has been under pressure as a result of concerns related to the omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The Dow will open slightly higher on Thursday, but the stock market is struggling to recover from Omicron-led selling.
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