New York (AFP)

The New York Stock Exchange kept its optimism Thursday despite the violence of the day before on Capitol Hill: the three main indices of Wall Street climbed to new historical records.

According to final results at the close, the index of flagship stocks Dow Jones ended up 0.69% to 31,041.13 points, already its second record of the year 2021.

The Nasdaq, with strong technological coloring, pulled the market, ending on a jump of 2.56% to 13,067.48 points, a new record.

The broad S&P 500 index was no slouch, posting a high of 3,803.79 points, up 1.48%.

"Stocks traded at new all-time highs as investors focus on prospects for further fiscal stimulus," following certification the day before Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency of the United States, reported stressed analysts at Wells Fargo.

Democrats are further assured of even small control over both the House and the Senate after Georgia's dual senatorial election, which should make it easier for further economic stimulus or spending measures to be passed in the country. infrastructure.

Another element that analysts put forward as having reassured the markets after the violent eruption of supporters of Trump in Congress the day before, the fact that "President Trump called for an orderly transition of power, following the unrest on Capitol Hill ", it was again emphasized at Wells Fargo.

Today's economic data reinforced the feeling of optimism.

Activity in services in December was stronger than expected, according to the ISM index.

Weekly claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly (-3,000) to 787,000.

The trade deficit for November increased sharply (+ 8%), the highest since August 2006, which is taken as a positive indicator of a recovery in world trade in the context of the pandemic.

The star stock was that of Tesla, again, which ended up more than 7% like the day before.

The title of the manufacturer of high-end electric cars exceeded for the first time the bar of 800 dollars, allowing with the gigantic valuation of the group on the stock market, to hoist its boss Elon Musk to the rank of the richest man in the world, ahead of Amazon's Jeff Bezos.

"How strange ..", reacted the wealthy and whimsical boss of Tesla on Twitter.

"Let's go back to work ...".

In the bond market, the 10-year yield on treasury bills rose sharply to 1.0778% from 1.0355% on Wednesday.

This is the first time this week since March and the start of the pandemic in the United States that the yield on ten-year bonds has exceeded 1%.

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