Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, with risk sentiment aided by signs of progress in Washington to end a record U.S. government shutdown that has stalled economic data releases and intensified concerns over the state of the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 108.0 points, or 0.23%, at the open to 47,095.06. The S&P 500 rose 56.6 points, or 0.84%, at the open to 6,785.36, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 350.3 points, or 1.52%, to 23,354.853 at the opening bell. Source : Reuters
European stocks rallied on Monday (November 10th), rebounding from a three-week low hit on Friday, as investors welcomed early signs that the historic US government shutdown was nearing an end and as fears of a tech bubble ebbed last week. The STOXX 50 jumped 1.8% to 5,670 points, while the broader STOXX 600 gained 1.5% to 573 points, after US House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House of Representatives should vote "as soon as possible" following Sunday's narrow Senate approval of the first phase of a bill to end the government shutdown. Optimism was further bolstered by a wave of upbeat...
US stocks started the week strongly, with the S&P 500 rising 1.6%, the Nasdaq gaining 2.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising about 415 points after the Senate approved a procedural move that brings a funding bill to reopen the government and end the 40-day shutdown one step closer to passage. Eight Democrats dissented from the House leadership in support of the motion, but the bill still needs a vote in the House. Artificial intelligence-related technology stocks led the rally, with Nvidia (5.8%), Palantir (8.8%), AMD (4.5%), and Micron (6.5%) among the biggest gainers as...