U.S. stocks greeted Election Day with gains. Major indexes were solidly higher. All 11 S&P 500 sectors gained ground, while 25 of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.

It's Election Day in the U.S. and people around the country are getting out to vote, which can look very different from one state to the next. The big picture: The close contest between Former President Trump and Vice President Harris has seen threats,