At the close, at 6:00 pm (Brasília time) on Monday (25), the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded losses of 0.12%, traded at 30,960 points. The market spent another day looking at the continuous spread of the coronavirus, its mutations and the return of lockdowns around the world, mainly in countries in Europe and Asia. Despite hopes for global vaccination of the disease and trillion dollar economic package to stimulate the United States. In addition, business confidence in Germany fell to its lowest level in six months in January, from 90.1 to 92.2 in December. The result also contributes to increasing concerns about the European economy that was trying to recover after the new wave of the virus. At the World Economic Forum (EMF), which takes place virtually, the participating countries stressed that 2021 will be a year of transition and global financial caution for both the richest and the poorest population.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.