Markets
US stocks open on stable note
2021-04-07 15:01:16 GMT
(Economies.com)
US stock indices opened stable on Wednesday, amid optimism about the US economic growth.
The International Monetary Fund raised its projections for the global GDP to grow by 6%, and estimated the US economy to grow to 6.4% in 2021.
US President Joe Biden revealed recently a massive plan to spend nearly $2 trillion on infrastructure.
The US trade balance recorded a deficit by $71.1 billion in February, missing forecasts of $70.2 billion.
As for stocks, Dow Jones rose less than 0.1% or 17 points to 33,447 as of 14:08 GMT, Nasdaq rose 0.1% or 5 points to 13,703, and S&P 500 rose 0.1% or 3 points to 4,077.
| Symbol | Last | Change | Chg.% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1.2058
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0.0032
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0.2682%
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1.3866
|
-0.0087
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0.6239%
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Tadawul
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10127.90
|
18.31
|
0.18%
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26.034
|
0.242
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0.940%
|
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61.763
|
-1.415
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2.240%
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65.51
|
0.06
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0.09%
|
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1783.185
|
11.735
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0.662%
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