The Nasdaq increased by 1.5%, gaining 277 points on Monday afternoon, following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 also saw gains, adding 0.3% and 1.1%, respectively.
Polymarket, a crypto-based betting platform, has endorsed Harris as the Democratic nominee for president, while PredictIt, based in New Zealand, anticipates she will become the 47th president of the United States.
In the tech sector, Nvidia’s shares rose by 4% after reports indicated that the company is creating a version of its new Blackwell AI chips tailored for the Chinese market. Nvidia intends to collaborate with local distributor Inspur to introduce the chip, referred to as the “B20,” in China, with shipping expected to commence in the second quarter of 2025.
Tesla’s stock price soared nearly 5% just one day before its earnings report, where CEO Elon Musk is expected to address the delay regarding the company’s robotaxi unveiling. Musk stated on social media that Tesla aims to have low production of humanoid robots for internal use next year, with hopes for high production for other companies by 2026.
Meanwhile, CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm linked to a significant global tech outage last Friday, is gradually recovering from the incident. The company reported that a considerable number of the affected 8.5 million Windows devices are back online. Despite the improvements, CrowdStrike’s stock fell by over 13%, trading around $263 on Monday afternoon.
Verizon’s stock dropped nearly 6% following the release of its quarterly earnings report, which revealed that the company missed revenue estimates. Customers are keeping their old phones longer, negatively impacting upgrade rates. Verizon’s second-quarter revenue stood at $32.8 billion, slightly below analysts’ expectations of $33.06 billion, with an earnings per share of $1.15, aligning with forecasts.