U.S. Stocks Close Higher, Global Markets Head Towards Best Monthly Performance Since May

According to Zhitong Finance, U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, with global markets heading towards their best monthly performance since May.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, with global markets heading towards their best monthly performance since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached an all-time intraday high of 45,071.28 points. The Dow and the S&P 500 Index both closed at record highs.

The S&P 500 Index rose 1.06% this week, up 5.73% for November; the Nasdaq increased 1.13% this week, up 6.26% for November; the Dow rose 1.39% this week, up 7.54% for November; Tesla (TSLA.US) saw a monthly increase of over 38%, its best performance in nearly two years.

At the close, the Dow rose 188.59 points, or 0.42%, to 44,910.65 points; the Nasdaq rose 157.69 points, or 0.83%, to 19,218.17 points; the S&P 500 Index rose 33.64 points, or 0.56%, to 6,032.38 points. Tesla (TSLA.US) rose over 3%, NVIDIA (NVDA.US) and ASML (ASML.US) rose over 2%.

The German DAX 30 Index rose 220.58 points, or 1.14%, to 19,643.75 points; the UK FTSE 100 Index rose 5.27 points, or 0.06%, to 8,286.49 points; the French CAC 40 Index rose 55.86 points, or 0.78%, to 7,235.11 points; the Euro Stoxx 50 Index rose 45.50 points, or 0.96%, to 4,804.15 points; the Spanish IBEX 35 Index rose 22.10 points, or 0.19%, to 11,641.00 points; the Italian FTSE MIB Index rose 158.87 points, or 0.48%, to 33,419.00 points.

The Nikkei 225 Index fell 0.37%, the Jakarta Composite Index in Indonesia fell over 1.1%, and the KOSPI Index in South Korea fell over 1.9%.

Bitcoin rose 1.9%, trading at $97,463.57 per coin; Ethereum rose 0.53%, trading at $3,598.23 per coin.

International precious metal futures generally closed higher, with COMEX gold futures rising 0.34% to $2,673.9 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures rising 1.78% to $31.1 per ounce.

WTI January crude oil futures closed down $0.72, a decline of nearly 1.05%, at $68.00 per barrel, down 3.83% for the week, and down about 1.18% for November. Brent January crude oil futures closed down $0.34, a decline of over 0.46%, at $72.94 per barrel, down 2.77% for the week, and up about 0.18% for November.

London copper rose $8, trading at $9,010 per ton. London zinc rose $49, trading at $3,103 per ton. London aluminum fell $5, trading at $2,594 per ton. London lead rose $16, trading at $2,072 per ton. London nickel fell $161, trading at $15,903 per ton. London tin rose $721, trading at $28,913 per ton

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