US Stocks Climb Higher In First Trading Session of 2021

• US stocks climbed higher in the first trading session of 2021 on Monday as investors returned from the New Year holiday.
• Bitcoin saw a volatile trading session on Monday after it fell 17% following a surge to record highs just below $35,000.
• Watch major indexes update live here.

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US stocks gained in the first trading session of 2021 on Monday as investors returned from the New Year holiday.

Bitcoin surged and then dropped in a volatile trading session. The popular cryptocurrency hit record highs just below $35,000 on Sunday before falling as much as 17% in Monday trades to levels not seen since last week. Bitcoin’s fall was its steepest since March. 

Here’s where US indexes stood shortly after the 9:30 a.m. ET open on Monday:

• S&P 500: 3,766.38, up 0.27%
• Dow Jones industrial average: 30,634.72, up 0.09% (28.24 points)
• Nasdaq composite: 12,947.43, up 0.39%

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Tesla jumped 3% after it said it delivered nearly 500,000 electric vehicles in 2020, besting Wall Street expectations and falling just a few hundred vehicles short of its delivery target.

Nio was following in Tesla’s footsteps after it reported record December and fourth quarter delivery numbers. The stock jumped as much as 5% in Monday trades.

Herbalife fell in Monday trades after billionaire investor Carl Icahn sold $600 million worth of shares in the company and gave up board seats.

Oil prices were mixed. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 0.33%, to $48.36 per barrel. Brent crude, oil’s international benchmark, rose 0.14%, to $51.87 per barrel.

Gold jumped 2.69%, to $1,946.10 per ounce.

By: Matthew Fox

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