Simone Del Rosario: MARKETS ARE WRESTLING WITH WORRY OVER OMICRON – WHICH IS SURGING ACROSS THE WORLD AND BREAKING DAILY COVID CASE RECORDS HERE IN NEW YORK.
THE DOW WAS DOWN ABOUT 600 POINTS AT THE START OF MONDAY’S TRADING DAY – KICKING OFF WHAT’S EXPECTED TO BE A VERY TURBULENT – SHORTENED HOLIDAY WEEK FOR TRADING.
THE S&P AND NASDAQ ALSO FELL ABOUT 1.5%
STOCKS ALIGNED WITH REOPENING ARE TAKING BIG HITS – LIKE ROYAL CARIBBEAN DOWN 3% AND AIRLINES LIKE UNITED AND SOUTHWEST SHEDDING A LOT OF VALUE AT THE START OF THE DAY.
OIL WAS ALSO DOWN OVER FEARS LIMITING TRAVEL WILL HAMPER DEMAND.
MARKETS ARE SLIDING ALL OVER THE WORLD AND WE’RE SEEING LOCKDOWNS AND OTHER INCREASED COVID RESTRICTIONS IN PLACES LIKE EUROPE.
HERE IN THE U-S – THE PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK TUESDAY ON OMICRON CONCERNS.
INVESTORS ARE STILL HOPING FOR WHAT’S CALLED A “SANTA CLAUS RALLY” TO CAP OFF THE YEAR – BUT THE DARK SHADOWS OF OMICRON AND INFLATION COULD MAKE FOR A MORE JITTERY YEAR END.
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