Wall Street marched to record highs today and major stock markets around the world surged, while bitcoin also hit an all-time-high and the dollar was set for its biggest one-day jump in four years after Donald Trump was elected US president.

Shares in Ashtead Group soared on Wednesday, on hopes US revenues at the British firm would be boosted following the historic re-election of Donald Trump as president.

JPMorgan (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) both saw their stars rise in Wednesday’s premarket after Donald J.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH), the single largest weighting in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), has risen about 6% on Wednesday in light of Donald Trump’s reelection to the US presidency.