Trump Media fell more than 10% Friday after the first U.S. presidential debate, demonstrating another of the wild swings that have made its stock one of the more volatile on Wall Street.
Shares in the owner of social networking site Truth Social jumped 5% at the opening bell and then sank through much of the day. The shares still finished the week with a gain of over 18%.
and clashed Thursday evening on including abortion, immigration and the
performance was largely seen as , particularly early on. He tried repeatedly to confront , who countered Biden’s criticism by leaning into falsehoods about the economy, illegal immigration and his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
In political futures markets, where investors can put money on the political fates of candidates, Biden’s odds of remaining the Democratic party’s nominee slid 29% after the debate.
Citi analysts said Friday there may be increased interest in Trump Media & Technology based on news headlines following the debate.
Shares of Trump Media & Technology have been buffeted during Trump's run for president and a day after Trump's conviction in his hush money trial.
A New York jury of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
The stock, which trades under the ticker symbol “DJT,” has been since its debut in late March, joining the group of meme stocks that are prone to ricochet from highs to lows as small-pocketed investors attempt to catch an upward momentum swing at the right time.
The stock frequently makes double-digit percentage moves either higher or lower in a single day. It peaked at nearly $80 in intraday trading on March 26. For context, the S&P 500 is up almost 10% year to date.
Trump Media reported in May that it lost more than $300 million last , according to its first earnings report as a .
