Wall Street Lifts, Oil Extends Rally, Gold and Bonds Rise on Election Day

A statue of George Washington stands at Federal Hall across Wall Street from the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, on Oct. 26, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters

Wall Street rallied, oil extended recent gains, and both gold prices and bond yields lifted on Election Day, delivering somewhat mixed signals as investors mull the aftermath of one of the country’s most divisive presidential races.

By 11:30 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 657.70 points, or 2.44 percent, at 27,582.8, the S&P 500 was up 75.2 points, or 2.27 percent, at 3,385, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 247.8 points, or 2.26 percent, at 11,205.4.