Stock Market Nosedives After Reports Of New COVID-19 Variant
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by Thomas Catenacci -
The stock market plummeted Friday following reports that a new, more contagious variant is rapidly spreading in South Africa and parts of Europe.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), an index measuring 30 major U.S. corporations, dropped 2.32% immediately after markets opened Friday. The S&P index, which measures 500 of the largest publicly traded companies, fell 1.72%, while the NASDAQ, an index composed largely of technology firms, declined 1.71%.
The massive slide marked the DJIA’s sharpest decline of the year, historical market data showed. It was also among the largest slides experienced by the S&P 500 and NASDAQ.
“There’s a lot we don’t understand about this variant,” infectious disease expert Richard Lessells said during a press briefing hosted by South Africa’s health department Thursday, according to Nature. “The mutation profile gives us concern, but now we need to do the work to understand the significance of this variant and what it means for the response to the pandemic.”
Several European countries implemented restrictions on travel to South Africa Friday, joining Singapore, Israel, the U.K. and the Netherlands, The New York Times reported. While the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned global leaders against jumping to conclusions, the so-called B.1.1.529 variant continues to rapidly spread across southern Africa and has been reported in Europe and Asia, according to the BBC.
The WHO announced it would hold an emergency meeting with experts on Friday, according to Nature. The experts are expected to name the variant at the meeting.
“Substantively NOTHING is known about the new variant,” Italian virologist Roberto Burioni tweeted, the New York Times reported.
Burioni said people shouldn’t panic until further information is known.
U.S. markets are slated to close early at 1 p.m. for Black Friday.
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