Asian stocks were mostly higher on Friday after U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s big rally following Trump's election victory cooled further. U.S. futures and oil prices were lower. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index was up 0.

There have been few better stocks to own over the past three months than Palantir ( PLTR 1.42%). The stock more than doubled in that time, far outperforming both indexes and other market leaders. This performance can be traced to several events, notably Palantir's inclusion in the S&P 500 in September and its blowout Q3 earnings.

U.S. stocks are drifting Thursday as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continues to cool. The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower in midday trading but still near its all-time high set on Monday.

Redburn Atlantic analyst Timm Schulze-Melander initiated coverage of the stock this week with a "buy" rating. The analyst set the price target at $178, implying upside of 21% over the current share price of $147 at the time of writing.

U.S. stocks are drifting near their records after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month from another cut to interest rates.

Tesla's post-election surge, powered by Elon Musk's full-throated support for Donald Trump, has added almost $250 billion to the carmaker's value.

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