London, Friday, 26 November 2021
Major U.S. indices plunged on Friday in the half-day session after Thanksgiving, while European stock markets plummeted to close significantly lower.
Investors are worried that the possibility of a lockdown that is already imposed in Slovakia and Austria, could extend to other countries too, amid new coronavirus variant, and could disrupt economic activity and halt economic recovery, globally.
U.S.
S&P 500: -106.65 (-2.27%) to 4,594.81 - Tesla shares tanked 3%
Dow Jones: -903.59 (-2.52%) to 34,900.79
Nasdaq: -353.57 (-2.23%) to 15,491.66 - GameStop and Uber losing 5.3% and 3.7%, respectively.
VIX volatility index: +10.04 (54.04%) to 28.62
Dollar index: -0.74% to 96.06
10-year U.S. Treasury note yield: -1.4 bps to yield 1.54%
Oil prices posted their largest daily decline for 2021 with a 12% loss.
Brent crude: -11.5% to $72.75 a barrel
West Texas Intermediate: -13% to $68.17
Precious metals down
Gold: -0.04% to $1,788 an ounce
Silver: -2% to $23.11 an ounce
Europe
STOXX Europe 600: -17.67, or 3.67%, to close at 464.05
FTSE 100 in London: -266 points, or 3.64%, to end the day at 7,044
DAX 30 in Germany: -660 points, or 4.15%, to finish at 15,257
CAC 40 in France: decreased 336 points, or 4.75%, to 6,739
FTSE MIB 30 in Italy: the worst performer based on points, by shedding 4.6%, or 1,245 points, to end the day at 25,852
IBEX 35 in Spain: -438 points, or 4.96%, to close at 8,402
(Written and edited by: The Decision Maker)
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