1 of 6 | President Donald Trump rings the opening bell of the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the first day of trading for Trump Accounts in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo
July 6 (UPI) -- Stock in Dell Technologies jumped Monday morning after President Donald Trump promoted the company while opening the stock exchange from the Oval Office.
Dell CEO Michael Dell and Susan Dell were in the Oval Office along with investor Brad Gerstner, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as Trump rang the opening bell. The president used the moment to encourage the purchase of Dell computers, preceding a 7% increase in Dell stock.
"Go out and buy a Dell computer," Trump said. "Michael and Susan Dell, they are truly incredible.
The Dells donated $6 billion to the Trump Accounts program for children. Public financial disclosures show that Trump actively traded Dell stock in 2025, making 24 trades and purchasing stock 16 times.
