The US stock indices closed the trading session on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, with an increase, supported by the rise of technology shares and the continued release of corporate results, and investors are awaiting the results of the business of Tesla and United Airlines for the second quarter.
American indices in the session Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose slightly by 0.1%, or 47 points, to close at 31,874 points.
The broader “Standard & Poor’s 500” index also rose 0.6%, or 23 points, to record 3959 points.
The “Nasdaq” index rose by 1.6 percent, or 184 points, to record 11,897 points.
The performance of US stocks in the session Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Technology stocks led sectors’ gains in the American stock market, as “Amazon” and “Apple” rose by 3.9% and 1.3%, respectively.
The share of “Netflix” also rose by 7.3%, following the broadcasting platform announced that the number of subscribers around the world decreased by 970,000 subscribers in the second quarter of this year, which came less than the company’s previous expectations of losing two million subscribers.
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European and Japanese stocks in the session Wednesday, July 20, 2022
With regard to European markets, during the session on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, the “Stoxx 600” index fell by regarding 0.2%, or the equivalent of one point, to record 422 points, and the French “CAC” index fell by 0.3%, or the equivalent of 16 points. , recording a level of 6184 points.
The German “DAX” index decreased by 0.2% by regarding 26 points to 13,281 points, and the British “FTSE 100” index fell by 0.4%, or the equivalent of 32 points, to record the level of 7,264 points.
In Japan, the Nikkei index rose by 2.7% to record 27,680 points, and the broader Topix index rose by 2.3% to 1,946 points.
