Dow climbs as stocks look to extend gains
FOMO is back. Stocks jump in the final days of the quarter, sending the Nasdaq toward a double-digit gain to start the year. The Dow and S&P are also rising.
Meanwhile, market volatility is falling, with the VIX below 20. Also on the rise: Bitcoin prices, which are back above $28,000 and at some of their highest levels since June, even as the drama surrounding Binance unfolds.
The Journal’s Alexander Osipovich has the latest on the secretive role of high-frequency traders in crypto.
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