U.S. stock benchmarks opened with gains Monday morning after AstraZeneca said its vaccine was up to 90% effective in preventing COVID-19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.65% opened near 29,451, up 188 points or 0.6%, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.60% added 20 points, 0.6%, to open near 3,577. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.63% gained 62 points, opening near 11,917, a gain of 0.5%.
surged after the company announced an investment in a battery-powered electric tractor company.
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It is Monday, after all