Oil prices recovered after falling overnight because of concerns about increased supply and lower demand amid fresh COVID-19 travel restrictions around the world.
The Direxion Daily S&P Oil&Gas E&P 2X ETF fell 97.3% for the year, followed by the Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bear 2X ETF, which tumbled 95.5% for the year.
Even some strategists who like other stocks aren't straying far from tech. BMO Capital Markets cut tech to "market weight" for 2021 but urged investors to maintain positions rather than sell.
The statement did not give a comparison to actual spending in 2020, but the size of the 2021 budget is 14 percent below the 66.4 billion dirhams it had set for 2020
The budget takes into account the exceptional economic conditions of the fiscal year 2020 and the repercussions of the pandemic on the global economy
"The coronavirus pandemic and the recent floods in central Vietnam are threatening to boost non-performing loans in the local banking system," said deputy central bank governor, Dao Minh Tu.
In a sign the board was bracing for a long-term battle to ease the strain from COVID-19, one board member said the BOJ must "deeply discuss" policy responses aimed at achieving its 2% inflation target, according to the minutes.
( The Japanese capital Tokyo, faced with acute strains on its medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic, raised its alert level to the highest of four stages on Thursday as the number of new cases spiked to a record daily high of 822.
With hospitalizations setting a record for the 19th day in a row - nearly 113,000 patients under treatment on Wednesday - health experts warn that fatalities will rise higher still in the weeks ahead, even as the vaccine campaign steadily expands.
"For us, it's about being able to adapt to different conditions... you can take inspiration from the past but I don't think that guarantees anything and we have to stay in the present."
The former batsman switched to coaching and TV commentary after retiring in 2001 and helped Hyderabad reach the play-offs five times during his stay as coach.
Last month, the low-tax global business hub announced a new work visa for foreign executives of technology firms, even as it tightens broader immigration curbs to try and assuage fears over competition for jobs due to rising unemployment.