Major United States stock markets opened mostly flat on Wednesday as investors awaited initial jobless claims data that will be released during tomorrow's journey. Markets seem to be digesting during the last week of the year the recapitulation of the final monetary policy of national banks around the world, as well as the most outstanding business mergers and acquisitions and developments in the technology industry of 2023.
The Dow Jones and the S&P 500 opened both flat while the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.11% with AstraZeneca plc increasing 1.35% a minute later after the starting bell.
The euro climbed 1.30% against the dollar at 9:28 am ET, selling for $1.0754.