The stock market had an amazingly strong November, and even a down day for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI), S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC), and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) wasn’t enough to stop the market from enjoying great returns for the month. By the end of trading, the Dow had risen by nearly 12% in November, matching the Nasdaq’s rise and outpacing the roughly 11% gain for the S&P 500 for the month.
Today’s stock market
|
Index |
Percentage Change (Decline) |
Point Change |
|---|---|---|
|
Dow |
(0.91%) |
(272) |
|
S&P 500 |
(0.46%) |
(17) |
|
Nasdaq Composite |
(0.06%) |
(7) |
Data source: Yahoo! Finance.
A couple of areas that have been extremely popular this month are electric vehicle technology and marijuana stocks. Monday continued the trend of strong performance in those areas. FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) saw its stock reach a new milestone, while Aurora Cannabis (NYSE:ACB) enjoyed a strong gain as investors start to look forward to 2021.
FuelCell charges up in November
FuelCell Energy finished higher by 5% on Monday. That brought the hydrogen fuel cell specialist’s share price above the $10 mark for the first time since 2018. It also closed a month in which the…
