Investors enthusiastically took advantage of the recent sell-off in shares sparked by the announcement of a new strain of coronavirus, omicron. During the decline in the American stock market last week, investors invested $ 6.7 billion in securities.The weekly inflow of funds from investors in securities was the largest since 2017.

A surge in purchases began after the collapse of stock indices on November 26. This Friday was the worst day for the stock market in 2021. Against the background of increased fears of the spread of the new COVID-19 strain around the world at the end of November 26, the S&P 500 index fell by 2.3%, and the Dow Jones index – by 2.5%.