COVID-19 vaccine hype is starting to wear off - Thursday Review, November 12

By: Miguel A. Rodriguez

10:53, 13 November 2020

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The global markets focused on the ever-rising number of COVID-19 infections

The US

The rising number of COVID-19 infections made multiple states reimpose lockdowns and also caused the markets to end in the red. USA30 fell 1.1%, while USA500 traded 1.01% lower. TECH100 dropped 0.65%.

Crude oil settled down 0.8% at $41.12 per barrel, while Brent slipped 0.6% to $43.53.

Gold went up 0.2% reaching $1,865.05 per ounce.

 

Asia and Australia

HongKong45 lost 0.43% even after one of the largest Asian companies – Tencent posted higher-than-expected quarterly figures, its stock price surging after the announcement.

Japan225shed 0.53%.

Down under, Australia200 fell 0.54%.

 

Europe

Germany30 and France40 each lost 0.7%. UK100 went down 0.8%. The decrease came after the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde cautioned that the world expects too much too soon from a COVID-19 vaccine.

EUR/USD traded at 1.1787.

Sources: cnbc.com, investing.com

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Most affected instruments

USA30

$ 10

USA500

$ 10

TECH100

$ 10

OIL

$ 10

BrentOil

$ 10

GOLD

$ 10

Australia200

$ 10

JAPAN225

$ 10

HongKong50

$ 10

Germany 40

$ 10

France40

$ 10

UK100

$ 10

EUR/USD

$ 10