Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared by more than 800 points Monday, in its first day of trading since the results of the U.S. presidential election and amid optimism for a COVID-19 vaccine.
The blue-chip stock index closed the day up 834.57 points, or 2.95% after hitting an all-time high earlier in the session, rising more than 1,600 points. The S&P 500 ended the day up 1.17% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.53% as investors moved away from tech stocks.