The Dow Jones index, which includes shares of 30 leading US companies, gained 1.05 percent today and closed at 27,976.84 points. The broader S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent to 3,380.35 points, and the Nasdaq index, which represents many high-tech companies, rose 2.13 percent to 11,012.24 points.
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The most significant support for the Nasdaq index was the shares of the American electric car manufacturer Tesla, which rose by 13.12 percent. The company previously announced that it would split its shares five to one. The company, which already enjoys great investor interest, wants to make their holdings available to an even greater number of interested parties. Tesla shares have added over 200 percent since the beginning of the year.
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Investors also promise to develop negotiations on another set of measures to help the US economy, which is being hit hard by the effects of coronavirus. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin did not rule out today that the White House and Democrat representatives from Congress would not agree on economic aid.
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