** Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group were down more than 2% at $34.10 in choppy early trading Monday, a day after U.S. President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic candidate against Republican Donald Trump.
** Trump Media shares were slightly higher in early trading but turned lower after the opening bell, bucking the trend of the broader market, with the S&P 500 up 0.7% and Nasdaq
up more than 1%
** The stock jumped 31% on July 15 following a failed assassination attempt on Trump that boosted expectations he would win the Nov election
** DJT is up about 95% for the YTD
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)
((caroline.valetkevitch@thomsonreuters.com))
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