US stock market:On Thursday, Eastern Time, the three major US stock indexes rose collectively, and the S&P 500 index hit a new high. As of the close, the Dow rose 196.67 points, or 0.55%, to 35,950.56; the Nasdaq rose 131.48 points, or 0.85%, to 15,653.37; the S&P 500 index rose 29.23 points, or 0.62%, to 4,725.79. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.65%, the Nasdaq gained 3.19%, and the S&P 500 gained 2.28%.
On the disk, new energy auto stocks and chip stocks performed strongly. Tesla closed up 5.76%, and this week’s cumulative increase was 14.42%, the largest weekly gain in the past two months. Nikola rose nearly 18%. It announced the delivery of its first electric car. For trucks, NIO rose by more than 2%, Tucson by nearly 2% in the future, and Faraday Future by more than 1%; Micron Technology by more than 4%, Applied Materials by more than 2%, ON Semiconductor, Ultrawei Semiconductor, Broadcom, Aspen Wheat both rose more than 1%.
European stock market:European time on Thursday, the major European stock indexes collectively rose. By the end of the day, the British FTSE 100 index closed at 7,373.34 points, an increase of 31.68 points or 0.43% from the previous trading day; the French CAC40 index closed at 7106.15 points, compared with The previous trading day rose 54.48 points, an increase of 0.77%; the German DAX30 index closed at 15756.31 points, an increase of 162.84 points, an increase of 1.04%, from the previous trading day.
Commodity market:Thursday, Eastern Time, InternationalOil priceSignificantly higher. As of the close, New York February crude oil futures closed up 1.03 US dollars, or 1.41%, to 73.79 US dollars per barrel; Brent February crude oil futures closed up 1.56 US dollars, or 2.07%, to 76.85 US dollars per barrel. International gold prices rose. As of the close, the most active February 2022 gold futures price on the New York Mercantile Exchange gold futures market rose by 9.5 U.S. dollars from the previous trading day to close at 1,811.7 U.S. dollars per ounce, an increase of 0.53%, hitting November 19 It has closed at a new high since the beginning of the day, with a cumulative increase of 0.37% this week.
The following is a summary of important information in the global market:
Overnight news
The Fed’s most concerned inflation data soars to a nearly 40-year high, consumer spending growth slows
On Thursday morning local time, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the US Department of Commerce announced “MidlandThe November PCE index, which is most concerned by the Reserve Bank, has continued to increase while inflation has also been announced at the same time as the growth rate of consumer spending has also slowed. Consistent with market perceptions, the US November PCE index “breaks 5” after the previous month. After”, this month continued to rise to a year-on-year increase of 5.7%, a new high since 1982; also in the US income/expenditure data released on Thursday, residents’ income in November increased by US$90.4 billion from the previous month, of which disposable income increased by 70.4 billion. In US dollars, personal consumption expenditures increased by 104.7 billion U.S. dollars (+0.6%) from the previous month, a significant decline from the 1.5% increase in October.
Merck’s new crown oral drug approved, analysts are more optimistic about Pfizer’s market performance
On Thursday (December 23) local time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urgently approved Merck’s new crown oral drug Molnupiravir for people over 18 years of age, making it a successor.PfizerAfter Paxlovid, the second new crown oral drug to be marketed in the United States.andPfizerCompared with Paxlovid, the FDA-approved Molnupiravir has more limited therapeutic targets. The drug can only be used in high-risk patients over 18 years of age. Patients should use Molnupiravir within 5 days after the onset of symptoms, taking 8 tablets per day for 5 consecutive days. Paxlovid’s treatment targets are high-risk groups of people over 12 years of age.becausePfizerThe company’s drug performance is strong, Wall StreetAnalystIt lowered its sales forecast for Molnupiravir and said that sales of Merck’s drugs are expected to be lower than that of Pfizer.
Nikola announces delivery of its first electric truck, stock price soars by nearly 18%
Electric vehicle upstart Nikola surged 17.98% on Thursday after the company announced that it had delivered its first Tre electric truck to Total Transportation Services in Southern California.The day before, Nikola was inTwitterShang said it signed an agreement with Total Transportation Services, which ordered up to 100 Tre electric trucks.
Declining U.S. inventories, market concerns eased, international oil prices rose to highs in nearly a month
International oil prices rose to a new high in the past month on Thursday, partly due to the decline in US crude oil inventories, and studies have shown that the Omi Keron mutant strain may not be as serious as other mutant strains, alleviating market concerns about tightening demand. Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA, said that in the battle against the Omi Keron strain, most of the reports on the new crown vaccine and treatment methods are positive, and crude oil prices have stabilized. Moya added that it seems that all current signs indicate that oil prices will tend to rise next year.
The Turkish lira exchange rate rose sharply, the stock market stalled for four consecutive declines
On the 23rd local time, the exchange rate of the Turkish lira against the US dollar continued to rise, reaching around 10.26, which was more than 40% higher than the historical low of 18.4 on the 20th. As of press time, it rose by more than 5% on that day. In addition, Turkey’s Istanbul 100 Index opened slightly higher that day and then bottomed out and rebounded. It fell more than 4% during the intraday session and closed slightly higher.Previously, due to the promotion of Turkish President ErdogancurrencyEasing policy, the central bank of Turkey has lowered its benchmark since Septemberinterest rate500 basis points. Affected by this, the Turkish lira depreciated sharply, and the Istanbul 100 Index of Turkey also plummeted one after another, triggering a circuit breaker for several consecutive days.
Overview of the outer disk
The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively rise, the S&P 500 index hits a new high
On Thursday, Eastern Time, the three major US stock indexes rose collectively, and the S&P 500 index hit a new high. As of the close, the Dow rose 196.67 points, or 0.55%, to 35,950.56; the Nasdaq rose 131.48 points, or 0.85%, to 15,653.37; the S&P 500 index rose 29.23 points, or 0.62%, to 4,725.79. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.65%, the Nasdaq gained 3.19%, and the S&P 500 gained 2.28%. On the disk, new energy auto stocks and chip stocks performed strongly.TeslaIt closed up by 5.76% and 14.42% this week, the largest weekly increase in the past two months. Nikola rose by nearly 18% after announcing the delivery of its first electric truck.Wei LaiRose more than 2%, Tucson will rise nearly 2% in the future,Faraday FutureRose more than 1%;Micron TechnologyRose more than 4%,Applied MaterialsRose more than 2%,ON Semiconductor、Chaowei Semiconductor、Broadcom、AsmerBoth rose more than 1%.
Major European stock indexes collectively rise, Germany’s DAX30 index rises more than 1%
European time on Thursday, the major European stock indexes collectively rose. By the end of the day, the British FTSE 100 index closed at 7,373.34 points, an increase of 31.68 points or 0.43% from the previous trading day; the French CAC40 index closed at 7106.15 points, compared with The previous trading day rose 54.48 points, an increase of 0.77%; the German DAX30 index closed at 15756.31 points, an increase of 162.84 points, an increase of 1.04%, from the previous trading day.
Popular Chinese concept stocks are mixed
On Thursday, Eastern Time, popular Chinese concept stocks were mixed.JingdongU.S. stocks fell nearly 7%. In news, Tencent will reduce its holdingsJingdongThe shareholding ratio will be reduced from the current 17% to 2.3%, which is no longer the largestshareholder, Tencent President Liu Chiping will also step downJingdongdirector. In terms of other Chinese concept stocks,Fogcore TechnologyRose more than 7%,Tuya SmartRose more than 5%,GaotuRose more than 2%,MINISO、NetEase Youdao、Tencent MusicRose more than 1%,AlibabaUp 0.72%,Baidu、NetEaseFollow upHead of EducationPlummeted by nearly 30%,Funny headlinesFell more than 8%,Know almostFell nearly 3%,New Oriental、BilibiliFell more than 2%,IQIYIDown 2%,shell、PinduoduoFell more than 1%.
U.S. stocks, large technology stocks generally closed higher, chip stocks mostly rose
On Thursday, Eastern Time, U.S. stocks’ large technology stocks generally closed higher, Meta rose more than 1%, Google,Microsoft、Apple、AmazonThe increase is within 0.5%. Most chip stocks rose, Micron rose more than 4%,Applied MaterialsRose more than 2%,ON Semiconductor、AMD、Broadcom(Stock price hit a record closing record high),AsmerRose by more than 1%, NXP rose by more than 1%,Qualcomm、Intel、NvidiaAlso recorded an increase;United Microelectronics、TSMC, GF recorded a slight decline.
(Article Source:Oriental wealthResearch center)
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