Donald Trump's return as U.S. president for the second time on Wednesday boosted equity markets on bets of lower corporate tax, favorable tariffs and deregulation, lifting shares of banks, locally focused small-cap companies and Trump Media.

Wall Street opens at record highs, with the Russell 2000 index soaring 4% to its highest in nearly three years

Stocks and various sectors made different moves Wednesday after Donald Trump emerged the winner of the U.S. presidential election, Here’s how they were doing in early trading. Autos Trump was expected to be better for traditional car companies than Vice President Kamala Harris would have been.

Donald Trump's return as U.S. president boosted equity markets on Wednesday on bets of lower corporate tax, favorable tariffs and deregulation, lifting shares of banks, locally focused small-cap companies and Trump Media.