'Green' spending plan on electric cars helps US stocks soar          

Tesla rose as much as 3.7% in New York trade and smaller companies that typically take their trading cues from Tesla also rose.

US stocks rose to all-time highs as an increased 'green' stimulus in the world’s largest economy fueled optimism about the global recovery and led to a new interest in makers of electric cars.    

The S&P 500 Index climbed past 4,000 for the first time as investors weighed President Joe Biden’s newly unveiled $2.25 trillion spending plan.