US Stock Market: The three major US stock indexes closed mixed on January 2nd. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 319.1 points to 48,382.39, a gain of 0.66%; the S&P 500... The S&P 500 index rose 12.97 points to close at 6858.47, a gain of 0.19%; the Nasdaq ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 6.36 points to close at 23,235.63, a decline of 0.03%. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.67%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.52%, and the S&P 500 fell 1.03%.
Large-cap tech stocks showed mixed performance, with Tesla... Netflix , Microsoft Google fell more than 2%, while Amazon rose slightly. Apple fell nearly 2%, Meta fell more than 1%, and Apple... Slight decline. Chip stocks generally rose, with SanDisk leading the gains . Micron Technology surges nearly 16% Western Digital shares rose over 10% (to a new high) Asma rose nearly 9%. Intel rose more than 8% (to a new high) GlobalFoundries rose over 6%, GlobalFoundries rose over 5%, ARM rose nearly 5%, and ASE Technology Holding rose over 6%. Nvidia shares rose over 4% (to a new high) Qualcomm Broadcom Following the upward trend.
Rare earth elements, drones Nuclear power and quantum computing stocks generally rose, with USA Rare Earth surging nearly 19%, Critical Metals up 17%, and Energy Fuels up over 14%. Red Cat Holdings rose over 15%, Ondas Holdings rose nearly 13%, and Vertical Aerospace rose over 9%. NuScale rose over 15%, Centrus Energy rose over 12%, and Oklo, owned by Sam Altman, rose over 8%. Arqit Quantum rose over 12%. It rose by more than 8%.
Popular Chinese concept stocks generally rose, with the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index closing up 4.38%, and Baidu... Bilibili surged over 15% NetEase Alibaba rose more than 7%. JD.com rose more than 6% It rose nearly 3%.
European stock markets: All three major European stock indices rose on January 2nd. The FTSE 100 index in London closed at 9951.14 points, up 19.76 points, or 0.2%, from the previous trading day; the CAC 40 index in Paris closed at 8195.21 points, up 45.71 points, or 0.56%; and the DAX index in Frankfurt closed at 24539.34 points, up 48.93 points, or 0.2%.
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Tesla's full-year delivery figures show it has lost its title as the world's best-selling electric vehicle by a significant margin.
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Iran responds to Trump: Iran's internal affairs will never allow foreign interference.
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Global equity funds attracted $26.5 billion in a single week as investors optimistically bet on AI and corporate earnings prospects.
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India is pushing hard for localization of manufacturing! It has approved electronic component manufacturing projects worth a total of $4.6 billion.
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Zelenskyy announces adjustments to the operation of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and nomination of a new defense minister.
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Breaking news! Russia submitted a request to the US late at night.
EFE news agency, January 1, quoted The New York Times According to reports, two sources familiar with the matter said that Russia has made a diplomatic request to the United States to stop pursuing a sanctioned oil tanker that sailed to Venezuela ten days ago.
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