The value of technology company Nvidia hit a record high of $3.6 trillion.
In the United States, New York’s stock exchanges closed mixed on Monday.
The industrial index Dow Jones closed down 0.1 percent. The broad-based S&P 500, on the other hand, rose by 0.6 percent and the technology-focused Nasdaq by 1.2 percent.
The winners of the stock exchange day were the chip manufacturers. Shares of the US technology company Nvidia rose by 3.4 percent on Monday, as a result of which the company’s value reached a record 3.6 trillion dollars.
New York’s stock exchanges will remain closed this week on Thursday, when the country falls silent to honor the country’s former president Jimmy Carter.
Sources: AFP, Reuters