At the close, at 6:00 pm (Brasília time) on Wednesday (31), the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded losses of 0.26%, traded at 33,981 points. The indicator shifted to the negative side in the last session of the week reflecting the announcement by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, that the country will enter into lockdown as of April 3 in yet another attempt to contain the new wave of cases and deaths caused by the coronavirus. Although Pfizer reported today that its coronavirus vaccine, developed in partnership with BioNTech, has reached 100% effectiveness in children aged 12 to 15 years after a clinical trial in an advanced stage. The market also awaits the announcement of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, with the details of an infrastructure package of more than 2 trillion dollars.
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