08:01 AM EDT, 10/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Trump Media & Technology Group ( DJT ) shares went up more than 13% in recent Friday premarket activity, after closing at least 17% higher to $24.12 on Thursday.

Shares of the company, which is majority-owned by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, have gone up 49% in the past week.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll earlier this week showed that Trump has narrowed the gap between him and Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris, who is shown to be leading by three percentage points at 46% against Trump's 43%.

Trump's odds in the upcoming elections have also increased on PredictIt, an online prediction marketplace, to 52 cents from 49 cents last week, according to Reuters. Harris' odds are down to 52 cents from 55 cents a week ago, the report said.

Price: 27.32, Change: +3.20, Percent Change: +13.27