Markets Tear Off the Lid in Hump-Day Trading

Wednesday, November 6, 2024Markets were looking for some closure on the election, and boy did they get it! A decisive win for Donald Trump and the Republican Party in both the White House and Congress will likely usher in very aggressive pro-business policies.As a result, new all-time closing highs across the board: the Dow rose +1508 points, or +3.57%, the S&P 500 was up +146 points, +2.53%, the Nasdaq +544, +2.95% and the small-cap Russell 2000 an astonishing +131 points, or +5.83%! Bond yields remained h ...