Wall Street ends mostly lower despite new stimulus plan

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By MG News | December 23, 2020 at 09:00 AM GMT+05:00

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December 23, 2020: Worrisome US economic data and concerns over a new coronavirus variant in Britain hit Wall Street and led US equities to close mostly lower on Tuesday.

The retreat came amid choppy trading in a holiday-shortened week and despite the overwhelming approval in Congress of a new $900 billion relief package that includes another round of direct stimulus checks, extra unemployment benefits and airline worker payment support.

But the spike in US Covid-19 infections in recent weeks undermined consumer confidence, which fell for the second straight month, while existing home sales fell for the first time in six months.

And investors also focused on Britain, where a fast-spreading new strain of Covid-19 has prompted some 40 countries to ban travel to the UK.

The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.7 percent to finish at 30,015.51, while the broad-based S&P 500 slipped 0.2 percent to 3,687.26.

However, the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index bucked the trend, gaining 0.5 percent to end at 12,807.92, a new record.

"Worry over the impacts of the virus and the subsequent new restrictions are tamping down some of the early enthusiasm that came amid passage of a long-awaited fiscal relief and government spending package," Schwab analysts said.

Apple jumped 2.8 percent amid reports the tech company plans to launch its autonomous car in 2024.

Tesla lost 1.5 percent, and airline stocks fell amid concerns over new travel restrictions, even as the carriers announced they would recall workers laid off during the pandemic.

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