The Omikron variant should also influence the mood in the markets in the coming week
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Frankfurt A purely contemplative pre-Christmas period is unlikely to be noticeable on the financial markets in the coming week. Because the newly discovered Omicron variant of the corona virus continues to keep investors in check. In addition, experts expect US inflation to hit a new high.
Under these circumstances, the nervousness that characterized the past week should tend to persist. After a mixed week, the Dax finally closed at 15,170 points on Friday evening. The MDax of the medium-sized stock market values fell on Friday by 0.2 percent to 33,711 points. The leading Eurozone index Eurostoxx 50 fell by 0.7 percent to 4080 points.
In the USA, the stock exchanges turned into the red on Friday after a friendly start to trading. The Dow Jones lost 0.2 percent to 34,580 points. The technology-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.9 percent to 15,085 points and the broad S&P 500 lost 0.8 percent to 4538 points.
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