Indices in the USA Started Friday with a Fluctuating Outlook
Indices in the USA started Friday with a fluctuating outlook. At the opening of the last trading day of the week, the Dow Jones index was traded at 26,743.85 points with a value loss of 0.27 percent.
On the last trading day of the transition to the new week, the
S&P 500 index lost 0.24 percent to 3,238.80 points, and the Nasdaq index rose 0.08 percent to 10,681.06 points.
In the mixed course of the indices, the increasing number of cases in the coronavirus epidemic and the uncertainty created by the epidemic in the economy had a great effect.
While the expectations for the stimulus package to combat the economic effects of the coronavirus epidemic continue, the
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who made a statement yesterday, stated that they agreed with the US House of Representatives President Nancy Pelosi on the resumption of negotiations on the coronavirus stimulus package.
On the other hand, according to the data released today, durable goods orders in the country increased by 0.4 percent in August compared to the previous month, reaching $ 232.8 billion.