Stock market indexes in New York rose on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average index surging over 200 points before slightly easing gains.
The Dow Jones increased 0.54% or 187 points at 1:33 pm ET, with Boeing, up over 5%, and Microsoft, up over 2%, leading the gains. The aircraft maker's stock received a boost to its rating to "buy" by Deutsche Bank earlier in the day, while the tech giant announced it will hire former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to run a "new advanced AI research team."
The Nasdaq 100 surged 1.11% and the S&P 500 rose by 0.67% at 1:34 am ET. The euro was 0.38% higher than the dollar, going for 1.09498 at 1:35 pm ET.