COVIDゼロのロックダウン抗議が中国全土に広がる中、米国株は下落

米国市場読み込み中… HMS

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COVIDゼロのロックダウン抗議が中国全土のより多くの都市に広がるにつれて、米国株は下落しました。

原油価格は下落し、国際的なベンチマークであるブレント原油は約 2.8% 下落しました。

投資家は、北京が市民の不安と中国全土での新しいウイルス感染の急増にどのように対処するかを見守っています。

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US stocks dropped Monday as rare protests in China against the government’s strict zero-COVID policies broke out.

The unrest comes as a spike in COVID-19 infections prompted more local lockdown controls despite recent hopes of easing policy from Beijing. The world’s second-largest economy has seen almost three years of stringent lockdowns, which have weighed on growth.

Events in China continue to drag on oil prices. Brent crude dropped as low as $81.30 a barrel, which would mark the lowest close in 10 months if it maintains that level throughout the day.

Here’s where US indexes stood as the market opened 9:30 a.m. on Monday:

S&P 500: 4,005.53, down 0.51%

Dow Jones Industrial Average: 34,276.21, down 0.21% (the 70.82 points)

Nasdaq Composite: 11,174.57, down 0.46%

Here’s what else is happening:

Veteran investor Mark Mobius said China’s leaders will crack down harshly on protestors, which will cause markets to stutter.

Beaten-down stocks may tumble further as a global recession and earnings slump take hold, according to Peter Boockvar.

An Australian LNG exporter sent a rare cargo to Europe, with German utility Uniper receiving it.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is pushing for the price cap on Russian oil to be as low as $30 a barrel.

In commodities, bonds, and crypto:

Oil prices slipped, with West Texas Intermediate down 2.53% to $74.35 a barrel. Brent crude, the international benchmark, dropped 2.79% to $81.30 a barrel.