Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client, December 23, Eastern Time on Tuesday, the three major US stock indexes closed mixed. The Dow fell more than 200 points, the Nasdaq rose 0.51%, and the S&P 500 fell 0.21%.

U.S. anti-epidemic concept stocks fell across the board, Pfizer fell 1.71%, Moderna fell nearly 9%; most bank stocks fell, Goldman Sachs fell nearly 3%, leading the decline in the Dow.

　　In other overseas markets, European stocks rebounded, and the three major European stock indexes closed up across the board. In foreign exchange, the pound oscillated against the U.S. dollar, and now reported 1.3369, a decrease of 0.72%; international oil prices fell, with the United States and Burundi oil both falling by more than 1%; International gold prices continued their downward trend, and COMEX February gold futures prices fell slightly.

　　On the news, according to CCTV news reports, the mutated new crown virus continues to spread in the UK, and the number of countries and regions implementing travel bans against the UK is increasing. More than 40 countries and regions have suspended flights from the UK.

In addition, the European Commission recommends that EU member states suspend the current travel ban on the UK in order to resume freight and basic traffic as soon as possible, and to ensure that EU residents can return to their homes.

　　Time-sharing chart of the three major U.S. stock indexes.

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　　As of the close of U.S. stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Index fell 200.94 points, or 0.67%, to 30015.51; the Nasdaq index rose 65.40 points, or 0.51%, to 1,2807.92 points; the S&P 500 index fell 7.66 points, or 0.21%, to 3,687.26 point.

　　US stocks of large technology stocks were mixed. Apple rose 2.85%, Amazon rose 0.01%, Netflix fell 0.3%, Google fell 0.83%, Facebook fell 2.09%, and Microsoft rose 0.61%.

　　Most of the Bank of America stocks fell. JPMorgan Chase fell 1.55%, Goldman Sachs fell 2.72%, Citigroup fell 3.27%, Morgan Stanley fell 1.8%, Bank of America fell 1.82%, and Wells Fargo fell 2%.

　　Anti-epidemic stocks in the US stocks fell across the board. Moderna fell 8.98%, Gilead Sciences fell 2.63%, Novavax Pharmaceuticals fell 7%, BioNTech fell 5.54%, and Pfizer fell 1.71%.

　　Popular Chinese concept stocks have mixed gains. Alibaba fell 1.76%, JD.com rose 2.67%, Baidu fell 0.94%; Aurora rose 50.16%, Tiger Securities rose 33.56%, Ruineng New Energy rose 26.32%, 500 Lottery rose 13.32%, JinkoSolar rose 10.29%; Taiying Technology fell 45.66%, Hong En Education fell 8.89%, Jinshan Cloud fell 8.21%, Huya Live fell 6.91%, Pinduoduo fell 5.34%, and Weilai Automobile fell 2.78%.

　　In terms of European stocks, the three major European stock indexes stabilized and recovered after experiencing a sharp drop in the previous trading day, and collectively closed up.

The British FTSE 100 index reported 6,453.16 points, an increase of 36.84 points, an increase of 0.57%; the French CAC40 index reported 5,466.86 points, an increase of 73.52 points, an increase of 1.36%; the German DAX index reported 13,418.11 points, an increase of 171.81 points, an increase of 1.30%.

　　International oil prices continued to fall. WTI February crude oil futures prices fell by US$0.95, or 1.98%, to US$47.02 per barrel.

　　International gold prices fell. COMEX February gold futures prices fell by US$12.5 to close at US$1870.3 per ounce, a decrease of 0.66%.

　　The U.S. dollar index rose. By the end of the New York trading session, the U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, rose 0.68% to 90.6500.

(Zhongxin Jingwei APP)

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