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Added on the 28/02/2020 22:29:22 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The closing bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow finishes at a record, capping a strong week for US stocks following mostly solid corporate earnings that have offset worries about inflation. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 0.2 percent at 35,677.02, its first record since mid-August. IMAGES
On Friday, US stocks made gains as hopes for a peaceful transition to the Biden administration offset concerns about soaring COVID-19 cases. Business Insider reports S&P 500 closed at a record high. On Thursday Pres. Donald Trump said he'd hand over power when the Electoral College certifies President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election. The US reported 125,082 new coronavirus cases on Thursday. That brought the seven-day average to 163,831, according to the COVID Tracking Project. Deaths topped 254,000, and hospitalizations jumped above 90,000. The stock market's "fear gauge" fell as low as 19.51 on Friday, dropping amid low trading volumes to its lowest level since the pandemic began.
The ringing of the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange as US shares revved higher on Monday on news a coronavirus vaccine had shown 90 percent effectiveness, but after blasting through records early in the session, Wall Street closed with more modest gains. IMAGES
Images of the closing bell at the New York stock exchange as stocks tumbled again, with petroleum producers and banks falling especially hard, as worries over the coronavirus overshadowed a strong US jobs report. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 25,868,31, down about 250 points, or 1.0 percent. IMAGES
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