The NYSE closed without changes significant on Friday, after a short week for the Christmas holiday and marked by the absence of numerous investors.
The main stock market indices in the US market ended without momentum: the Dow Jones fell 0.04%, the Nasdaq lost 0.09% and the expanded S&P 500 lost 0.03%.
“We have had a good week; with the arrival of the weekend and the low volume of operations planned for the next weeksome investors may have sought take benefits“selling certain shares, he told AFP Sam StovallCFRA analyst.
During the week, the benchmark indices of Wall Street gained more than 1%, driven in particular by the idea that the United States economy is in good shape, after 4.3% growth in the third quarter, above expectations.
Record numbers
He Dow Jones and the S&P 500 closed on Wednesday with record numbers.
By Friday, the market was almost deserted with many investors already on vacation. The european bags They remained closed and only a few in Asia opened.
Analysts expect this trend continue during the next week.
- Despite this, “we will finish the year overhead”, Stovall anticipated..
The last five days of the year are known as “the Santa Claus rally“, because they usually leave good results to investors.
