Shares of banks and other financial institutions rose as traders bet brokerages and investment firms would benefit from recent equity and bond-market moves.
Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs Group often benefit from increased volatility, particularly when stock and bond prices snap back quickly.
Robinhood Markets shares rallied after the online brokerage unveiled plans for a futures and derivatives exchange to expand its array of prediction contracts, in partnership with trading firm Susquehanna International. Robinhood also received a lift from a rebound in high-risk investments, including bitcoin.
Similarly, predictions market Polymarket can now offer event contracts to traders through brokerage firms, following a favorable ruling from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 26, 2025 17:19 ET (22:19 GMT)
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