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Shares of Trump Media by climbed much than 7% Monday, a respite from the stock's two-months-long losing streak up of the day erstwhile its bulk shareholder, erstwhile President Donald Trump, tin statesman selling his shares.
Shortly earlier 1 p.m. ET, shares of Trump Media were trading astatine $18.39, up 7.59% from wherever they opened Monday morning.
Before Monday's surge, the banal had dropped astir 45% since its astir caller high, which came successful mid-July aft the attempted assassination of Trump astatine a run rally successful Pennsylvania.
Trump Media, which trades nether the ticker "DJT," has slid astir 70% from its all-time precocious successful March, erstwhile it began publically trading aft merging with a peculiar intent acquisition company.
Shares connected Wednesday closed below wherever they traded astatine the extremity of 2023.
Trump Media — the genitor institution of societal media level Truth Social — saw its stock terms ascent connected Monday without an evident explanation.
But a new Times/Sienna poll connected Sunday showing Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris neck-and-neck successful the contention for the White House whitethorn person contributed to the emergence successful the stock, which often acts arsenic a proxy for Trump's predetermination odds.
The canvass showed Trump starring Harris by 1 percent point, 48% to 47%, wrong the survey's borderline of error.
The Republican nominee connected Monday besides took to Truth Social himself to beforehand the platform.
"TRUTH SOCIAL IS GREAT. THE REAL VOICE OF AMERICA!," Trump posted connected the level soon aft 10 a.m. ET.
Trump owns astir 59% of Trump Media's outstanding shares. The worth of his holdings has decreased dramatically successful caller months.
As of Monday astatine 12:45, the company's marketplace capitalization stood astatine somewhat much than $3.6 billion. At its peak, Trump Media was valued astatine astir $8 billion.
He and different institution executives tin statesman selling their stake successful the institution aboriginal this month, though it is chartless whether the erstwhile president volition bash so.
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