By Ines Ferré
Publication Date: 2026-11-09 15:22:00
Good morning. Stocks rose on Monday, led by a rally in the Technology (XLK) sector. Nvidia (NVDA) shares, meanwhile, recovered from early-morning losses of as much as 8%, although the stock remained down more than 4% following reports alleging that the AI chipmaker’s CEO, Jensen Huang, had an affair with a woman linked to the Chinese government.
The broader semiconductor sector rallied, with AMD (AMD) jumping 9% following an upgrade to Buy from Oppenheimer.
The 10-year Treasury (^TNX) yield eased to 4.85%, while Brent crude futures (BZ=F) tumbled 4%, trading near $94 per barrel, while WTI (CL=F) slipped to $87.
Here’s a check of the markets in the first few minutes of trading, based on a heat map powered by Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.
Here are some other notable stocks that Yahoo Finance readers are viewing this morning: Constellation Energy (CEG), Amazon (AMZN), and Alphabet (GOOGL).