Crude Oil Rises Sharply; Milestone Pharmaceuticals Shares Plunge

Market Overview - U.S. stocks traded mostly lower, with the Dow Jones index dropping over 250 points, down 0.60% to 44,382.58, while the NASDAQ rose slightly by 0.06% to 20,643.06, and the S&P 500 fell 0.23% to 6,266.23 [1] - European shares were lower, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 dipping 1.07%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index falling 0.99%, London's FTSE 100 down 0.47%, Germany's DAX 40 slipping 0.81%, and France's CAC 40 declining 0.94% [5] - Asian markets closed mixed, with Japan's Nikkei down 0.19%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 0.46%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 0.01%, and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.83% [6] Company Earnings - WD-40 Co. (WDFC) reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter, although sales missed estimates. The company raised its FY2025 EPS guidance but narrowed its sales forecast [2] Stock Movements - MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (INKT) shares surged 526% to $48.40 following a publication in Oncogene [8] - Ruanyun Edai Technology Inc. (RYET) shares increased by 19% to $18.37 after signing a strategic partnership with Confucius Institute at Prince Sultan University [8] - Signing Day Sports, Inc. (SGN) shares rose 98% to $2.4350 due to advancements in its business combination with One BlockchAIn [8] - Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (MIST) shares dropped 41% to $1.5050 after announcing a public offering [8] - Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AGM) shares fell 11% to $175.20 following the announcement of the departure of its Chief Financial Officer [8] - TransMedics Group, Inc. (TMDX) shares decreased by 10% to $112.93 [8] Commodities - In commodity news, oil prices increased by 2.6% to $68.28, gold rose by 1.5% to $3,375.80, silver gained 4.1% to $38.830, while copper fell by 0.9% to $5.5425 [4]