On January 4, the US stock market ushered in the first trading day of 2021, the three major stock indexes opened widely, and the S&P 500 index hit a record high intraday. However, due to investors' concerns that the further strengthening of anti-epidemic measures is not conducive to economic recovery, the US stock market then turned down across the board, with the Dow Jones Industrial Index falling more than 380 points.
As of the close, the Dow closed at 30223.89, down 1.25%, the S&P closed at 3700.65, down 1.48%, and the NASDAQ closed at 12698.45, down 1.47%.
Vaccination is good The main stock index of the European stock market closed higher on the 4th
On the same day, affected by the vaccine began to be promoted in European countries, the three major stock indexes in the European stock market rose across the board on the 4th. Among them, the German DAX index hit a record intraday high. As of the close, the UK FTSE 100 closed at 6571.88, up 1.72%. The CAC40 index of the Paris stock market in France closed at 5588.96 points, an increase of 0.68%, and the DAX index of frankfurt stock market in Germany closed at 13726.74 points, an increase of 0.06%.
International oil prices fell on the 4th
In terms of international oil prices, OPEC and the allies met on Monday to say they would fully comply with the production cut agreement. New York light crude futures for February delivery closed at $47.62 a barrel, down 1.9 percent. London North Sea Brent crude futures for March delivery closed at $51.09 a barrel, down 1.4 percent.
The international gold price rose on the 4th
In terms of international gold prices, the most actively traded February gold futures price on the New York Mercantile Exchange gold futures market closed at $1946.6 an ounce on the 4th, an increase of 2.72%.