US stocks and the three major indices recorded strong gains when they closed the opening session of the week yesterday, Monday, as the Dow Jones index rose by more than 600 points at the close, amid ignoring the Omicron axis and the uncertainty related to it, despite its spread in about 15 US states so far, but reports indicate that It may be less severe compared to the delta variable, for example, and that its symptoms are also less. In terms of the movement of shares, the share of Apple Inc.
rose by about 2.15% at closing at levels of $165, while the share of American Airlines rose by about 7.88% at the close, at levels of $17.93.
The share of the Vaccine Company B-Fayez declined by 5.14% at closing at levels of $51.48, and Moderna’s share fell by about 13.50% at closing at levels of $265, and the German BioNTech share fell by 18%, with concerns about the Omicron mutator waning, as some sources indicated that the early preliminary data from South Africa looks encouraging.
The shares of the Chinese retail giant, Alibaba, were among the most active, with a rise of about 10% at closing at levels of $123.60, after the company announced new administrative changes.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up by about (646) points at the close at 35.227 levels, with gains of about 1.87%, and it is now trading in the futures for today’s session, Tuesday, at 35.381 levels, up by about 169 points.
While the S&P 500 index recorded highs at the close at 4.591 levels, up by 53 points or 1.17%, and it is now trading in futures at 4.607 levels, up by 19 points.
While the Nasdaq index recorded gains by (139 points) to close the session at 15.225 points, recording a profit of about 0.93%, and it is now trading in the futures at a rise of about 63 points.