Gold price nears two-month low on post-Trump win dollar boost
Gold has now declined more than 5% since last week’s election.
Electric vehicle and renewable energy stocks rallied after the US Senate passed a key tax, climate and health-care bill, which Democrats called the largest investment in fighting climate change ever made in the country.
Tesla Inc. shares charged ahead, rising as much as 5.3% and on pace to wipe off most of its losses from Friday, while smaller EV makers including Rivian Automotive Inc. and Lucid Group Inc. and Detroit-based traditional automakers Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. also jumping higher.
Some of the strength in Tesla also came after news that it has struck a deal worth about $5 billion to secure nickel supplies from Indonesia over the next five years.
The Elon Musk-led company’s shares were the biggest contributors to the gains in the S&P 500 Index on Monday.
The climate bill extends a popular $7,500 per vehicle consumer tax credit for the purchase of electric vehicles, though new cars that cost more than $55,000 for pickups and $80,000 for SUVs won’t qualify for these credits.
Renewable energy companies also stand to benefit from generous tax credits, sending shares of solar energy firms First Solar Inc., ReneSola Ltd. and SunRun Inc. higher. Meanwhile, hydrogen and fuel cell company Plug Power Inc. also advanced.
(By Subrat Patnaik and Esha Dey, with assistance from Bre Bradham)
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