USA NYITÁS: Rekordmagasságban indítják az új évet a piacok (Angol hír)

• US stocks start 2021 at new records
• TESLA (TSLA.US) delivered a record 499,550 vehicles in 2020
• Teledyne to buy FLIR Systems (FLIR.US) for $8 billion
• US manufacturing PMI for December above expectations

The major US indexes are starting 2021 at record highs continuing last year’s positive momentum as investors expect that coronavirus vaccination could help to control the pandemic and bet on a broad economic recovery. Over the past year the S&P 500 and Dow Jones surged 16.3% and 7.3% respectively, while Nasdaq rose almost 44%. US has administered more than 4.2 million vaccine doses so far and the pace is picking up, according to Dr. Fauci. Meanwhile on the political front, President Donald Trump was recorded over the weekend pressuring Georgia's top election official to "find" enough votes to overturn his defeat in the state. Also runoff elections in Georgia will take place on Tuesday. If Republicans win at least one seat, they will maintain a slim majority in Senate. If Democrats win both, the chamber would be split 50-50 and the tie-breaking vote would go to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi was re-elected Sunday as House speaker by the Democrats which retain the majority in the House. On the data front, Manufacturing PMI in the US increased to 57.10 pts in December from 56.7 pts in November, above analysts expectations of 56.3 pts. 

US100 continues recent rally and is testing resistance at 12938 pts which is marked with 127.2% exterior Fibonacci retracement. Upward move may accelerate further once the index breaks above this hurdle. In such a scenario, a way towards 161.8% exterior Fibonacci retracement will be opened. On the other hand, if sellers will manage to halt declines here, then downward impulse towards support at 12450 pts could be launched. Source: xStation5

FLIR Systems (FLIR.US) stock jumped 22% in the premarket after news that the company which produces thermal imaging cameras and sensors will be bought by industrial instruments and software maker Teledyne Technologies for about $8 billion in cash and stock. The deal values FLIR at about $56 per share, compared to FLIR’s Thursday close of $43.83.

FLIR Systems (FLIR.US) stock launched today’s session with a massive bullish price gap. Price broke above the upper limit of the upward channel and is currently testing resistance at $54.00 per share which coincides with long term downward trendline. If the current sentiment prevails, the upward move could be extended to the $60.00 handle. On the other hand, any failure in closing above the aforementioned zone could reverse the stock’s direction towards support at $48.15.  Source: xStation5

Tesla (TSLA.US) stock launched today's session at a record high after the electric-car maker reported better-than-expected vehicle deliveries in 2020. Tesla delivered 499,550 vehicles last year, above analysts' expectations of 481,261 vehicles, according to Refinitiv data. Company did fall just short of its goal of a half-million deliveries after its US factory was temporarily closed due to the pandemic. In comparison, Tesla had delivered about 367,500 vehicles in 2019. "We are raising our forecasts to reflect higher 4Q deliveries and reports of strong demand for the Model Y in China, which is also suggestive of higher future deliveries," J.P. Morgan analysts said in a client note.

AstraZeneca (AZN.US) stock rose 2.5% in pre-market after the UK started rolling out company’s Covid-19 vaccine, developed in conjunction with the University of Oxford.

MGM Resorts (MGM.US), which had an $11 billion offer rejected by UK-based Entain, whose technology powers its BetMGM online operations in the US.

Alphabet (GOOGL.US) - over 200 Google employees in the US formed a union, which  "aims to ensure that employees work at a fair wage, without fear of abuse, retaliation or discrimination", the union heads wrote in the New York Times.

Ford Motor (F.US) announced the end of cooperation with Indian car producer Mahindra due to the economic challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.