On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index ended up less than 0.1% at 3,853.07 on Thursday after a day of chopping trading. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 0.6% to 13,530.91 after traders bid up shares in Big Tech stocks, including Apple, Amazon and Facebook. Those hopes have been jolted by an upsurge in infections, including in Asia, and the emergence of new virus variants that might be more infectious. China, where the pandemic began in late 2019, has reimposed travel controls after outbreaks in Beijing and other cities. On Friday, China reported 103 new infections, the country's 11th day above 100 confirmed cases.

Source: Daily Sun January 21, 2021 21:39 UTC