Stocks rally on hopes of shutdown ending

The U.S. Senate appeared to be making headway in ending the historically long government shutdown, which sparked a Monday rally in stocks, minerals and cryptos. The S&P jumped 1.54% or over 100 points, the Nasdaq 2.27% and the Dow 0.81%. Gains were seen across the board, none more so than in tech. Nvidia soared 5.79%, Palantir 8.81%, Tesla 3.66% and Western Digital 6.91%. Elsewhere, Albemarle rallied 6.59% and Bitcoin climbed 1% to US$105,575. The U.S. 10-year yield edged up to 4.118%.

Similarly, the TSX gained 1.37% or more than 400 points. Nine sectors rose, led by outsized gains in tech and materials, which saw the biggest winners: Barrick Gold 5.28%, B2Gold 4.74%, and Discovery Silver 14.08%. In other sectors, Whitecap Resources rose 2.67% and Curaleaf by 11.29%. Gold itself popped US$111 to US$4,112 while WTI increased 0.65% to US$60.15.

💾 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA-Q) +5.79%

💾 Palantir Technologies (PLTR-Q) +8.81%

🚗 Tesla Inc (TSLA-Q) +3.66%

💾 Western Digital (WDC-Q) +6.91%

⛏ Albemarle Corp (ALB-N) +6.59%

🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD) (CRYPTO:BTC) +1%

🥇 Barrick Gold Corp (ABX-N) +5.28%

🥇 B2Gold Corp. (BTO-T) +4.74%

🥈 Discovery Silver (DSV-T) +14.08%

🛢 Whitecap Resources (WCP-T) +2.67%

🌿 Curaleaf Holdings Inc (CURA-T) +11.29%