The gains on Election Day extended a banner year for U.S. stocks. The S &P 500 and Nasdaq have each climbed more than 20% this year while the Dow Jones is up about 11%. The performance has owed to enthusiasm about artificial intelligence as well as resilient economic growth and expectations that interest rates would ease, Feinseth said.

As Election Day is in full swing, editor-in-chief at Investopedia Caleb Silver spoke with NBC News’ Savannah Sellers about the markets are reacting to a possible Harris presidency or a return of the Trump administration.