Tesla Closes up Despite Musk Selling $3.58 Billion of Its Shares

Tesla Closes up Despite Musk Selling $3.58 Billion of Its Shares
Elon Musk arrives at the justice center in Wilmington, Del., on July 13, 2021. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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AUSTIN, Texas—Shares of Tesla rose slightly Thursday despite news that CEO Elon Musk sold another $3.58 billion worth of the electric vehicle maker’s stock this week.

The stock closed at $157.67, up less than 1 percent but still close to its two-year lows. Tesla did fare better than the broader U.S. stock market, where concerns about rising interest rates led to a 2.5 percent drop in the S&P 500 index.