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The positive corona test from US President Donald Trump is worrying financial markets. In Europe and Asia, prices have lost just over 1 percent. The dollar is also losing value. The gold crisis currency is rising.
The Japanese Nikkei was also initially positive, but then fell into negative territory.
The news of the positive result of the Covid-19 test of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, which was released at 7am (CEST), has rocked the stock exchanges around the world. In their first evaluations, the merchants emphasize that the positive test results have significantly increased uncertainty in the run-up to the US elections by a month. The reactions were clearly visible, but not really dramatic. For example, the Japanese Nikkei Index clearly fell into the red after initial gains. At 8 a.m. (CEST) it was minus 0.7 percent. The S&P ASX 200 Asian stock index fell to minus 1.4 percent. The markets in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and South Korea are closed for public holidays.
In Europe, losses also exceeded 1 percent. The German DAX fell 1.4 percent in the first few minutes of trading. The leading euro zone index, Euro-Stoxx 50, lost around 1.3%. The Swiss heavyweight index SMI started down 1%.
The currency markets also moved. News of the positive corona tests from Trump and First Lady Melania weighed on the dollar. The dollar index in the currency basket fell from 94.08 to 93.81 index points. At the same time, the price of gold has risen from $ 1,890 to $ 1,907.
Oil prices accentuated the fall. The price of the US variety WTI fell 2.8 percent. The price of the North Sea Brent variety fell 2.6 percent.
