U.S. stocks rose in morning trading as Wall Street puts the wraps on a volatile month.

The S&P 500 rose 0.4% and needs to hold that gain to avoid its first down month since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 282 points, and the Nasdaq gained 0.5% as of 11:10 a.m. ET.

Coinbase Global added 4.3% as bitcoin rose above $92,000 after dropping to around $81,000 last week. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency is still well below its all-time high of around $125,000 set in early October.

Most tech stocks posted gains, with Meta Platforms rising 1.5% and Micron Technology adding 2.4%. But Nvidia, the market’s most valuable stock, fell 1.4% and is headed for a double-digit loss for the month. Oracle another high-flyer that struggled this month, fell 2.1%.

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