US sharemarkets rose on Monday as investors were buoyed by the possibility of a reopening of the economy after the virus outbreak. Several US states are beginning to allow restaurants and other establishments to serve customers.
Retail and travel stocks lifted with Kohl’s (+17.7%), Gap (+12.9%), MGM Resorts (+9.3%) and Walt Disney (+4.8%) leading the way. Shares of Tesla rose by 10.2% on plans to call some workers back to its California vehicle assembly plant next week. The Dow Jones index rose by 358 points or 1.5%. The S&P500 index also rose by 1.5% and the Nasdaq index rose by 95 points or 1.1%.
