
Market Overview - U.S. stocks traded mostly higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 50 points, up 0.09% to 45,555.12, NASDAQ rose 0.13% to 21,826.24, and S&P 500 gained 0.15% to 6,504.97 [1] - Energy shares increased by 1.7%, while materials stocks fell by 1.2% [1] Company Earnings - Designer Brands Inc. reported better-than-expected earnings for Q2, posting earnings of 34 cents per share, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of 23 cents per share [2] - The company also reported quarterly sales of $739.762 million, exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of $737.845 million [2] Commodity Prices - Oil traded up 1.3% to $63.05, while gold increased by 0.3% to $3,687.80 [3] - Silver fell by 1.3% to $41.340, and copper decreased by 0.1% to $4.5550 [3] European Market Performance - European shares were mixed, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 falling 0.1%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index down 0.4%, London's FTSE 100 up 0.1%, Germany's DAX 40 declining 0.6%, and France's CAC 40 rising 0.2% [4] Asian Market Performance - Asian markets closed mixed, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 0.42%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 1.19%, China's Shanghai Composite down 0.51%, and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.39% [5] Notable Stock Movements - CaliberCos Inc. shares surged 695% to $17.04 after completing its initial purchase of Chainlink tokens [7] - Big Tree Cloud Holdings Limited shares increased by 314% to $4.2250, while Santech Holdings Limited shares rose 245% to $2.28 [7] - Sentage Holdings Inc. shares dropped 39% to $4.1511, and 36Kr Holdings Inc. shares fell 36% to $6.50 [7] - PACS Group, Inc. shares decreased by 28% to $8.12 following the resignation of CFO Derick Apt [7]