These 2 FAANG leaders will drive the Nasdaq in 2021

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

No one should’ve been too terribly surprised to see major market indexes moving in different directions on Monday — especially since it was the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQ: .IXIC) that was  on the rise even as the rest of the stock market pulled back from record levels. As at 3 p.m. EST, the Nasdaq was up by a third of a percent, putting it on pace to close at yet another all-time high.

Many investors are focusing their attention on the smaller, faster-growing companies that have come into the spotlight this year. Yet for the Nasdaq to deliver as good a performance in 2021 as it has in 2020, it will need additional…