London, Thursday, 21 October 2021-
As investors feel confident about strong earnings from U.S. companies, S&P 500 hits record high closing near 4,549 or up 0.3%
Tech firm HP and electric carmaker Tesla were some of the biggest winners, rising 6.9% and 3.3%, respectively.
Nasdaq: +0.62%
Dow Jones: -.0.02%
Ten-year U.S. Treasury notes added 3.3% to 1.689%
Dollar index: +0.24% to 93.78
VIX volatility index: -3.1% at 15.01
Brent crude: $84.77, down 1.2%
West Texas Intermediate: $82.66, down 0.9%
Gold: +0.05% to $1,783 per ounce
Silver: -0.6% to $24.14
Bitcoin: $62,580, plummeting 5.7% after recording and all-time high on Wednesday of $67,000
Tesla announced record profit and revenue late Wednesday for the third quarter.
Net income jumped 389% to $1.62 billion in July-September this year, the company’s revenue rose 57% to $13.8 billion.
(Written and edited by: The Decision Maker)