Tesla, Align Technology Help Nasdaq Investors Smile

Thanksgiving in 2020 promises to be much different from the way it was in most years, but at least on Wall Street, the holiday mood seems to be working just as well as ever. The stock market came out of the weekend ready to move higher on Monday, and despite some bumps along the road during the day, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) was up by about a fifth of a percent just minutes before the close.

Some strong trends continued to grip the Nasdaq, helping to support its move higher. Align Technology (NASDAQ: ALGN) made a big pitch to its investors, letting them know about some of the interesting opportunities the orthodontic alignment-device maker sees ahead. Meanwhile, a similar-sized gain awaited investors in Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), as excitement about the electric-vehicle (EV) industry continued to boost its most prestigious member.

Shares of Align Technology were up by nearly 7% on Monday. The company gave a virtual investor-day presentation in which it discussed some of its most promising opportunities for the near future.

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