At the close, at 5:46 pm (Brasília time) on Thursday (11), the Dow Jones Industrial Average registered a fall of 0.02%, traded at 31,430 points. The day was pressured by claims for unemployment benefits that totaled 793,000 last week in the United States, over 812,000 previously and above the expectation of 757,000 claims, according to data from the country's Department of Labor. In addition, the market remains concerned about global fiscal health with the continued spread of the coronavirus, measures of social isolation and slow vaccination. Powell, on keeping US interest rates at low levels also had an impact.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.