It looks like Trump winning the election has definitely reinvigorated the stock market, as the Dow has just hit a record high of 20,000 for the first time ever:
#Breaking – Dow opens above 20K https://t.co/Fi8w0fJUFL pic.twitter.com/FjnCB9XIDO
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) January 25, 2017
BREAKING: Dow breaks 20,000 for the first time.
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 25, 2017
BREAKING: Dow Jones industrial average eclipses 20,000 for the first time; cheers from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 25, 2017
The down is up 1,667 points since Trump’s victory in November. Just look at the graph below:
That’s pretty incredible. I’m not sure anyone would have predicted such a rise in the stock market after his election, but clearly Trump’s victory was the impetus that has led to this new boom.