Tech stocks climb in volatile trading as investors await mega-cap earnings

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Tech stocks climb in volatile trading as investors await mega-cap earnings
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US stocks ended Monday mixed in a volatile trading session as investors anticipate an avalanche of earnings reports from mega-cap tech giants.

Technology stocks led the market higher throughout Monday, with the Nasdaq 100 Index surging as much as 1% before paring gains.

The wild trading session was marked by an epic short-squeeze rally in small companies like GameStop, which surged as much as 145% to an all-time-high on no official news.

Here's where US indexes stood after the 9:30 a.m. ET open on Monday:

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Investor enthusiasm in shares of GameStop also spilled over to other stocks with high short-interest, like BlackBerry, AMC Entertainment, and Bed Bath and Beyond.

The rally in cryptocurrencies spilled over to Ethereum on over the weekend, with the crypto asset hitting new record-highs and soaring as much as 21% in a single day.

While stocks continue to move higher, analysts at Goldman Sachs are warning investors that a vaccine resistant COVID-19 strain could cut 2021 growth by more than a third.

Moderna surged as much as 12% after the healthcare company said its COVID-19 vaccine likely protects against variant mutations found in the UK and South Africa.

Oil prices jumped. West Texas Intermediate crude gained as much as 0.98%, to $52.75 per barrel. Brent crude, oil's international benchmark, rose 0.74%, to $55.82 per barrel.

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Gold was down as much as 0.09%, to $1,854.30 per ounce.

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