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A new four-year stay in the White House has been confirmed.

Former President Donald Trump has won a second term as President of the United States after a strong election result. He will become the country’s 47th president.

Importantly, Trump won the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina. A confirmed victory in Wisconsin – another swing state – put Trump over the top, with 277 electoral college votes as of early Wednesday.

Republicans will also take control of the Senate for the first time in four years, following key victories in West Virginia and Ohio. Control of the House remained in the balance Wednesday afternoon.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shot up more than 1,300 points to a record 43,569 by midday as investors rushed to price in tax cuts, among other policies Trump put forward. Strong gains were also posted on the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC).

“I don’t know if it’s too much too soon,” said Keith Lerner, Truist’s co-chief investment officer, on Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid podcast (video above; listen below). “If you think about this being involved in this (election), there was a real battle between the (results). So once you get some clarity, and it looks like this won’t be an extension or a contentious election, there will be a relief meeting.”

Trump’s runoff has also unleashed a host of major trades.

Tesla (TSLA) shares rose 14% to $286 during the session. The company’s ticker page was the most active on Yahoo Finance until noon.

The win could put Tesla CEO Elon Musk in pole position to shape the future of electric vehicles, given his strong support for Trump.

“Tesla has the scale and scope unparalleled in the EV industry and this dynamic could give Musk and Tesla a clear competitive advantage in a non-EV subsidy environment, coupled with likely higher Chinese tariffs that would continue to drive out cheaper Chinese EV players . (BYD, Nio, etc.) so as not to flood the US market in the coming years,” Wedbush analyst and Tesla bull Dan Ives wrote in a client note.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) prices are also on the rise, with Trump promising during his campaign to make the US a digital currency superpower. The move also likely reflects investors’ bets on an SEC shakeup that could result in a more digital asset-friendly chairman.

“With Trump leading the US presidential race and the Republican Party likely to flip the Senate, we believe the regulatory headwind for crypto has turned into a tailwind and the market is far from able to accommodate this shift in into account,” said Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani.