NIO shares rose more than 10% in early trading.Nio Inc plans to begin taking bookings for its electric sedan ET7 from mid-January onwards, cnEVportreported, citing the team working on the model.The ET7 is the fourth vehicle to go on sale from Nio’s lineup of electric vehicles.Nio launched the flagship sedan ET7 in January at the company’s annual day, complete with its second-generation electric drive system, and it is expected to compete with Tesla Inc’s Model S sedan.
U.S. stock index futures were flat on Wednesday as investors fretted over early rate hikes by the Federal Reserve after strong retail earnings and data showed an economic recovery was on track.At 08:00 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 25 points, or 0.07%. S&P 500 e-minis were up 0.25 points, or 0.01% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 24.25 points, or 0.15%.Tesla – Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold another $973 million in Tesla stock to cover a tax bill generated by the exercise of options covering 2.1 million