Dow Jones trades lightly on Monday

At 2:00 pm (Brasília time) on Tuesday (19), the Dow Jones Industrial Average registered gains of 0.43% and was trading at 30,945 points. The indicator returns from the national holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrated yesterday (18th) in the United States reflecting market expectations about the government of Democrat Joe Biden who will take office tomorrow (20th). In addition to waiting for the speech of the nominee to be secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen. The Democrat said last week that he is ready to vaccinate the entire American population against the coronavirus and inject a trillion dollar economic package to stimulate the economy that continues to be affected by the pandemic. Wells Fargo & Co's shares also jumped 2.58% with the release of reserves to cover loan losses.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.