Reuters
- US stocks rose further in the first trading session of 2021 on Monday, with investors returning from the New Year holiday.
- Bitcoin had a volatile trading session on Monday, after falling 17% after a record high of just under $ 35,000.
- Watch the update of the main live indices here.
US stocks gained in the first trading day of 2021 on Monday, with investors returning from the New Year holiday.
Bitcoin rose and fell in a volatile trading session. The popular cryptocurrency reached record levels, just below $ 35,000, on Sunday, before dropping 17% in Monday’s trading, to levels never seen since last week. Bitcoin’s fall was the sharpest since March.
This is where the US indices positioned themselves after the 9:30 ET opening on Monday:
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Tesla made a 3% jump after reporting that it delivered nearly 500,000 electric vehicles in 2020, exceeding Wall Street expectations and dropping just a few hundred vehicles below its delivery target.
Nio was following in Tesla’s footsteps after she reported record delivery numbers in December and the fourth quarter. The shares rose up to 5% in Monday’s trading.
Herbalife fell in Monday’s talks after billionaire investor Carl Icahn sold $ 600 million in company stock and gave up board seats.
Oil prices were mixed. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.33% to $ 48.36 a barrel. Brent crude oil, an international benchmark for oil, rose 0.14% to $ 51.87 a barrel.
Gold jumped 2.69% to $ 1,946.10 an ounce.
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