PANews reported on January 6th that U.S. stocks closed Monday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially rising 1.23%, hitting a new high. The S&P 500 rose 0.64%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.69%. Chevron (CVX.N) rose 5.2%, nearing a new high during the session. Tesla (TSLA.O) rose 3%.

Blockchain concept stocks generally rose, with CRCL (Circle) up about 1.59%; MSTR (Strategy) up about 4.81%; and COIN (Coinbase) up about 7.77%.