At the close, at 6 pm (Brasília time) this Thursday (29th), the Dow Jones Industrial Average registered gains of 0.60%, traded at 34,023 points. The indicator was supported by the maintenance of the United States basic interest rate between 0% and 0.25%. The jump of 7.30% in Facebook shares, 3.51% in Amazon and 1.33% in Alphabet Inc were also felt. In addition to the news that the United States economy grew 6.4% in the first quarter of 2021, above the 4.3% increase in the previous quarter, raising expectations about the global economic recovery and control of the coronavirus pandemic. New York City has also said it will reopen 100% of its economic activities starting in July after more than a year of paralysis with social isolation.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.