Nasdaq Jumps 150 Points; US Pending Home Sales Rise

Market Performance - U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 150 points on Monday [1] - The Dow rose 0.19% to 46,333.68, the NASDAQ increased 0.67% to 22,635.76, and the S&P 500 climbed 0.42% to 6,671.51 [1] - Information technology shares jumped by 0.8%, while energy stocks fell by 0.8% [1] Real Estate Sector - U.S. pending home sales surged by 4% in August, marking the sharpest gain in five months, compared to a 0.4% decline in the previous month [2][7] Commodity Market - Oil traded down 2% to $64.41, while gold rose 0.9% to $3,844.30 [4] - Silver increased by 0.5% to $46.895, and copper rose 0.7% to $4.8070 [4] European Market - European shares were mostly higher, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 gaining 0.2% [5] - Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.2%, London's FTSE 100 rose 0.4%, Germany's DAX 40 slipped 0.1%, and France's CAC 40 climbed 0.3% [5] Asian Market - Asian markets closed mixed, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.69%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng gaining 1.89%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 0.90%, and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.08% [6] Stock Movements - Maison Solutions Inc. shares surged 257% to $3.3603, while Predictive Oncology Inc. shares rose 112% to $1.64 after a reverse stock split [9] - Maison Solutions Inc. shares also gained 167% to $2.56 [9] - KALA BIO, Inc. shares dropped 92% to $1.4350 after failing to meet primary endpoints in a clinical trial [9] - MoonLake Immunotherapeutics shares fell 89% to $6.76 following disappointing trial results [9] - IO Biotech, Inc. shares decreased 75% to $0.3941 after an update post-FDA meeting [9]