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The closing bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange after the Dow surged past 30,000 points for the first time as receding US political uncertainty and hopes for coronavirus vaccines offset worries over spiking Covid-19 cases. After crossing the threshold in mid-day trading, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated a few times throughout the afternoon before closing at 30,046.24, up 1.5 percent. IMAGES
New York (USA), Nov 24 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Alba Vigaray) The main Wall Street indicator, the Industrial Dow Jones, reached 30,000 points Tuesday for the first time in its history and registered a record intraday on a day marked by the beginning of the transition of power from the outgoing US president, Donald Trump, to the elect, Joe Biden.
Nearly 30,000 supporters of the coup in Niger gather in a stadium in the capital, Niamey. The rally takes place as the deadline set by the west African bloc -- the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) -- for the military to relinquish control of the country, or face possible armed intervention, is set to lapse. IMAGES
Bangalore, Jul 27 (EFE/EPA).- India added fewer than 30,000 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Tuesday, marking the lowest daily rise in the last more than four months.The federal health ministry said 29,689 people tested positive for the virus since Monday morning, raising the total number of infections since the pandemic began to 31.4 million.It is the first time in over four months that daily cases have dipped below 30,000. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RECEIVE SHOTS OF THE VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19 DURING A VACCINATION DRIVE FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED, IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
US stocks closed at record highs on Wednesday after President Joe Biden was sworn into office. Tech stocks drove the market following an optimistic earnings report from Netflix. According to Business Insider, the Netflix report sent shares soaring nearly 20%. Tech shares didn't stop with Netflix, Alphabet rose to an all-time high with a 6% surge. Alibaba climbed 7% after it's founder, Jack Ma, made an appearance in a videoconference. Ma had not been seen in public for months prior to the call. Gold rose 1.57% on the news of the 46th President's inauguration to $1,869.10 per ounce.