The main stock indices of the United States closed in negative on Friday a volatile week that was focused on the monetary policy decisions of the most important central banks and the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus.
The index Dow Jones lost -1.48% to 35,365.44 points, while the index Nasdaq managed to approach equilibrium with a drop of -0.07% to a level of 15,169.68 points, after opening with a strong drop. The S&P 500 it fell -1.03% to a level of 4,620.64 units.
“The volatility is persistent because the markets are uncertain about the impact of the Omicron variant and also digest the fact that the United States (Fed) and England central banks are heading to limit stimuli,” said Schwab analysts.
Bank securities fell 2.27% as a whole on Friday, in a market worried about the possible impact of Ómicron on economic growth, when new sanitary restrictions emerge in several European countries.
Among the values of the day, Oracle lost -6.39% to 96.62 dollars due to press reports that indicate that it is in talks to acquire Cerner, a company specialized in management and medical information technology infrastructure, for 30,000 million dollars.
General Motors fell -5.53% to $ 55.16 after the unexpected departure of the head of its autonomous driving subsidiary Cruise.
