New York (AFP)

The New York Stock Exchange ended close to equilibrium on Wednesday in a market wondering about the future of the stimulus plan, voted earlier this week by the US Congress, after its rejection by Donald Trump.

The flagship index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, gained 0.38% to 30,129.83 points and the broader S&P 500 index gained 0.07% to 3,690.01 points.

The Nasdaq, with strong technological coloring, on the other hand yielded 0.29% to 12,771.11 points.

Donald Trump rejected Tuesday evening the measures of some 900 billion dollars adopted the day before by Democratic and Republican parliamentarians after months of blockage, calling them "shame" and calling for an increase in the amount of checks sent to families, currently up to a maximum of $ 600.

On Wednesday, the outgoing president of the United States vetoed the country's defense budget and could do the same for the stimulus package.

However, the two chambers of Congress have the possibility of overriding a presidential veto by re-voting a text by qualified majority.

Art Hogan of National Holdings, moreover, believes that "investors think there will be a stimulus package and do not see Trump's move last night as an attempt to kill the bill."

"After four years of experience, investors have gotten into the habit of watching what he does and not what he says," Hogan continues.

If the text were amended in accordance with the wishes expressed by the current tenant of the White House, it would also be even more appreciated by the market, because it would provide more substantial assistance to Americans weakened by the pandemic, estimates the expert.

Wall Street also digested a salvo of American indicators on Wednesday.

Unemployment claims fell sharply in the United States last week (-89,000 people) after two weeks of increase caused by the new restrictions to contain the wave of Covid-19 infections, according to data from the Department of Labor.

Household income and spending fell 1.1% in November, more than expected, the Commerce Department said.

Sales of new homes, for their part, fell sharply (-11%) in November, according to figures from the Commerce Department.

Among the values ​​of the day, Pfizer (+ 1.91%) appreciated.

The United States has purchased 100 million additional doses of the vaccine against Covid-19 developed by the American laboratory, in partnership with the German biotech BioNTech (-0.50%), for delivery by July, announced on Wednesday. Pentagon.

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