NEW YORK, November 6. /TASS/. Stocks of Trump Media, a company owned by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, started to grow after a brief decline during the evening session of Nasdaq.

As polling stations began to close, Trump Media gained 6.95%, trading at $36.3 as of 02:14 Moscow time on Wednesday (11:24 p.m. GMT on Tuesday).

By 2:30 Moscow time on Wedneady (11:30 p.m. Tuesday GMT), stocks of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp, which owns the Truth Social platform, slowed down their growth, trading at $36.19 (+6.63%).

Previously, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp stocks declined by 7.16%, trading at $31.51 as of 12:46 a.m. Moscow time on Wednesday (9:46 p.m. on Tuesday GMT).

The US presidential election is taking place on November 5, with voters also selecting a third of the Senate, the entire House of Representatives, and governors for 11 states and 2 territories.

Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris are vying for the presidency. Trump, who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, is seeking a return to the White House after losing to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Harris has been serving as vice president since January 2021.