Tesla Loses More Than $244 Billion in a Month as Rally Fizzles

Tesla Loses More Than $244 Billion in a Month as Rally Fizzles
The logo of car manufacturer Tesla is seen at a branch office in Bern, Switzerland, on Oct. 28, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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Shares of Tesla Inc. fell for a fifth consecutive session on Monday, caught in a tech-led selloff that has wiped more than $244 billion off the company’s market value over the last month.

High-flying tech stocks, which powered the market’s rebound from the pandemic lows in March last year, have been hit by a one-two punch of rising yields and investors shifting funds to sectors poised to benefit from a recovery in the global economy aided by accelerated rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines.