By US stocks gained on Monday, extending the postelection rally as investors adjust their portfolios to prepare for a second Donald Trump presidency.
Everything from bitcoin to Tesla to the US dollar rallied Monday morning. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit an all-time high above $82,000 as investors continued to celebrate Trump’s win, which the market expects to be a positive catalyst for crypto.
Tesla stock rose over 8% to about $348.50. The stock reclaimed a $1 trillion market cap at the end of last week for the first time since April 2022. Tech analyst Dan Ives said in a note Monday morning that the Trump win was a “game changer,” and raised his price target to $400 a share.
Investors’ top concern this week is inflation data, with consumer price index data for the month of October set to be released Wednesday morning.
Economists expect a 2.5% year-over-year jump in CPI, compared to a rise of 2.4% in the prior month.
Investors will get more inflation data on Thursday when the producer price index is released. Economists expect it to rise 0.2% month over month compared to a flat reading in September.
In addition to inflation data, corporate earnings remain on investors’ radars, though they are starting to wind down.
So far, 91% of S&P 500 companies have reported third-quarter results. Of those companies, 77% beat profit estimates by a median of 6%, while 59% beat revenue estimates by a median of 6%, according to data from Fundstrat.
Nvidia is the last big company that will report earnings The chip giant is scheduled to report its third-quarter results after the market close on November 20.
Here’s where US indexes stood shortly after the 9:30 a.m. opening bell on Monday:
- S&P 500: 6,015.56, up 0.33%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average: 44,384.62, up 0.90% (+395.63 points)
- Nasdaq composite: 19,339.95, up 0.28%
Here’s what else is going on:
- Economists say Trump could give Americans the very thing they voted against.
- Bitcoin surged past the $80,000 price level over the weekend and hit a high of $82,500.
- Americans’ cost-of-living anxiety is creating a population of oversavers.
In commodities, bonds, and crypto:
- West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined 2.76% to $68.44 a barrel. Brent crude, the international benchmark, was lower by 2.52% to $72.01 a barrel.
- Gold dropped 2.07% to $2,639.00 an ounce.
- The 10-year Treasury yield was flat at 4.310%.
- Bitcoin gained 1.80% to $81,875.
