Stock exchanges: negative start in Europe

2020-08-06T07:34:55.653Z

Red starts for European stock exchanges, pessimism prevails in the face of the reinvigoration of the pandemic in some areas, but also due to tensions between the United States and China. Milan by half a point (-0.38%), Paris -0.59%, while London is heavier at -1.11%. Frankfurt counter-current slightly up to + 0.17%. The Europeans therefore move in the wake of the Asians: Tokyo closed down by 0.43%, Hong Kong lost more than one point, but Shanghai turned positive and gained 0.30%. For Wall Street the latest closure confirmed a record trend. Dow Jones + 1.39% and Nasdaq + 0.52%. Gold, meanwhile, after breaking through the $ 2,000 threshold, maintains its role as a safe haven at $ 2,048 an ounce.