Soft start on Wall Street after recent gains. In the first few minutes of trading the Dow Jones index marks a rise of 0.31% to 36.606 points, on new all-time highs, the S & P500 gains 0.17% reaching a record level of 4,801 points, while the Nasdaq remains more cautious with a + 0.10% to 15,783 points. The US indices are on track to close the year on new all-time highs and a positive double-digit performance.
Before the departure from the macro front, new requests for unemployment benefits arrived, which in the last week ended on December 25th showed a decline, going from + 198 thousand to + 205 thousand. The Bloomberg consensus indicated a figure of + 206 thousand units. The figure has bolstered their confidence in the US economy in the face of growing cases of Covid-19. Speaking of the coronavirus, the increase in cases in the United States is expected to peak by the end of January, according to Anthony Fauci, the United States‘ leading infectious disease adviser.