At the close, at 17:59 (Brasília time) on Thursday (28), the Dow Jones Industrial Average registered gains of 0.99%, traded at 30,603 points. The market was marked by the technical movement of adjustments in positions and strong appreciation in the shares of companies in the technology sector, with highlight to the 2.92% increase in Netflix Inc. The news that the world has applied 80 million doses of vaccines from the coronavirus has also raised hopes for disease control and global economic recovery, although the long-term financial consequences are uncertain. In addition, the market has positively assimilated the maintenance of US interest rates between 0% and 0.25%, despite signs of economic weakness and requests for unemployment benefits that are still considered high.
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