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New York (AP) - The reaction of US investors to the change in the White House could hardly have been clearer: On the day of the transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden, the prices climbed to highs.
Especially on the technology-heavy Nasdaq stock exchange, investors grabbed it.
The Dow Jones Industrial also made it to another record high shortly before the end.
The Dow went out of trading with a plus of 0.83 percent to 31,188.38 points.
The Nasdaq 100 drove share purchases 2.31 percent up to 13,296.45 points.
Like the very broad-based Nasdaq Composite, it reached a record high.
Strong quarterly figures from the online video provider Netflix provided an additional boost.
Shares shot up nearly 17 percent and also peaked.
The S&P 500, which comprises 500 companies, also hit a record high by 1.39 percent to 3851.85 meters.
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The new US president had previously taken office with a call for unity and reconciliation.
Biden took his oath of office in a solemn ceremony in front of the Capitol in the capital Washington.
Kamala Harris was sworn in as the country's first female vice president.
Analyst David Madden from broker CMC Markets drew attention to the hopes on the stock exchanges: "Joe Biden absolutely wants to strengthen the economy."
In addition to the previously announced $ 1.9 trillion aid package, he is expected to invest further funds in infrastructure, energy supply and education.
"The financial markets are betting that more money is available because Joe Biden will want to get off to a good start."
Netflix grew strongly towards the end of the year thanks to series hits like “The Queen's Gambit”, “Bridgerton” and “The Crown” and despite intensified competition.
The business figures clearly exceeded our own forecast and the expectations of the analysts.
In terms of the number of paying subscribers, the company cracked the 200 million mark.
The company is now valued at $ 260 billion on the stock exchange.
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Of the heavyweights, the shares of Google holding Alphabet, which rose by a good five percent, also made it to a record high.
Several analysts had recently spoken out in favor of the papers.
In the leading index Dow, Microsoft, Apple and Salesforce were also three tech heavyweights in the top places.
Alibaba's shares, which are also listed on the Nasdaq, advanced by 5.5 percent.
For the first time since the end of October, the founder of the Chinese online giant, the billionaire Jack Ma, appeared again in public.
Chinese state media broadcast a video message from the 56-year-old.
The billionaire had not appeared publicly since the end of October since he sharply criticized the Chinese regulators in a speech.
The two stocks in the Dow, Procter & Gamble and UnitedHealth, on the other hand, were unable to provide any positive impetus with their quarterly figures.
Both the consumer goods manufacturer and the health insurer shares fell.
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The euro was last quoted at 1.2105 US dollars.
The European Central Bank (ECB) had previously set the reference rate at 1.2101 (Tuesday: 1.2132) dollars.
The dollar had thus cost 0.8264 (0.8243) euros.
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