The US markets ended lower on Monday on profit taking after the Dow and the S&P 500 reached new record intraday highs. The sharp pullback on the markets reflected concerns about the recent spike in coronavirus cases in several parts of the world, with a new strain of the virus being detected in the US for the first time. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the country will go back into full lockdown until at least mid-February as a result of the new, more contagious variant of Covid-19. Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is considering declaring a state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Airline stocks moved sharply lower amid concerns about new coronavirus restrictions, resulting in a 5.2 percent nosedive by the NYSE Arca Airline Index. On the economic data front, the Commerce Department released a report showing a continued increase in construction spending in the month of November. The report said construction spending climbed by 0.9 percent to an annual rate of $1.459 trillion in November after surging up by 1.6 percent to a revised rate of $1.447 trillion in October. Street had expected construction spending to increase by 1.0 percent compared to the 1.3 percent jump originally reported for the previous month.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 382.59 points or 1.25 percent to 30,223.89, Nasdaq dropped 189.84 points or 1.47 percent to 12,698.45 and S&P 500 was down by 55.42 points or 1.48 percent 3,700.65.
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