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Dow Breaks 4-Day Win Streak as Virus Restrictions Bite; Nasdaq Hits Record

Published 12/07/2020, 03:27 PM
Updated 12/07/2020, 04:37 PM

By Yasin Ebrahim

Investing.com - The Dow broke its four-day win streak Monday as value stocks came under pressure from rising Covid-19 restrictions following a surge in cases over the past week, though losses were kept in check by optimism over an imminent vaccine roll out.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.49%, or 148 points. The S&P 500 was down 0.20%, while the Nasdaq Composite added 0.45% to close at record highs.

The $908 billion stimulus bipartisan deal remains in the balance as plans to bundle the relief package with a government funding bill - needed to prevent a government shutdown - have been dented by several issues yet to be resolved in order to get a spending plan over the line by the Friday deadline, The Washington Post reported. 

Investors were hopeful that lawmakers would agree a stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded, buying more time for lawmakers to iron out their differences on stimulus. Business liability insurance from coronavirus-related lawsuits and state as well as local government support are thought to be holding up the progress of a deal. 

The urgency for a deal has been exacerbated by the latest rise Covid-19 cases that have led several states across the country to impose new restrictions to curb the spread.

U.S. infections from Covid-19 surged above 14.7 million on Sunday with 1.3 million cases seen over the past week.

But there is light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel. Pfizer 's (NYSE:PFE) emergency use authorization application for its vaccine, developed in partnership with BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) could be approved by the Federal and Drug Administration in the coming days.

If approval is granted, the roll out of the vaccine is expected to begin the following day.

But sectors of the market likely to benefit from a speedy rollout the vaccine made a poor start the week, paced by a decline in energy.

In tech, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose more than 1% to keep a lid on Intel-led weakness in the broader market. The chipmaker (NASDAQ:INTC) fell 3% on fears of rising competition on a report from Bloomberg suggesting Apple is planning to launch a new series of Mac processors next year to outperform Intel’s fastest chips.

In other news, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) jumped 7% en route to fresh all-time highs as traders appeared to pile into the company's shares ahead of its inclusion in the S&P 500 on Dec. 21.

Latest comments

what's the matter with the Dems. Has been possible to agree a targeted stimulus for weeks. Hanging small businesses and working Americans out to dry for attempted political gain
The problem is Trump remaining in office in the approval of anything fiscally important so he can't use it as a political advantage if he chooses to run again. And as for the part of the american population who needs money. They have basically been giving it out on the stock market to put it simply.
We are convinced that when there is nothing else to wtite about we get articles such as this one
Oh yes!!!!
Ok, so “restrictions” bite dow and ignore nasdaq? Interesting concept.
Tesla will sur pass DOW in 2025, its the future bro
Tesler returned 1200% this year. Not a bubble.
Sure thing. Bubble trouble.
best time to buy... at the tip;)
I can t Xpeng news :(
Conclusion:DOW doesn’t like virusNASDAQ enjoy the virus!😉
What's a "Win Steak"?
It's been closing higher than it's open for the past four trading days.
It's been closing higher than it's open for the past four trading days
 Yes, but the title originally read "steak" not "streak".
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