Market Overview - U.S. stocks experienced a decline, with the Dow Jones falling over 100 points, down 0.30% to 46,174.85, NASDAQ down 0.28% to 22,527.13, and S&P 500 down 0.18% to 6,649.20 [1] - Information technology shares increased by 0.7%, while energy stocks decreased by 1.6% [1] Economic Indicators - The Chicago Business Barometer fell to 40.6 in September from 41.5 in the previous month, below market expectations of 43 [2][11] - The Dallas Fed's general business activity index dropped 12 points to -5.6 in September [9] - U.S. job openings rose by 19,000 to 7.227 million in August, up from a revised 7.208 million in the previous month [9] Commodity Market - Oil prices decreased by 1.2% to $62.71, while gold prices increased by 0.7% to $3,881.10 [4] - Silver prices fell by 0.2% to $46.905, and copper prices dropped by 0.7% to $4.8580 [4] European Market - European shares were mostly higher, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 gaining 0.20%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index rising 0.79%, and London's FTSE 100 increasing by 0.28% [5] Asian Market - Asian markets closed mixed, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 0.25%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 0.87%, China's Shanghai Composite up 0.52%, and India's BSE Sensex down 0.12% [6] Company News - Wolfspeed, Inc. shares surged 45% to $32.00 following a reorganization plan announcement [8] - Beneficient shares increased by 63% to $0.5950 after reporting fourth-quarter results [8] - Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. shares rose 50% to $1.3550 after receiving a U.S. patent for an anode material for lithium-ion batteries [8] - Firefly Aerospace Inc. shares dropped 22% to $28.63 due to a testing mishap with its Alpha rocket [8] - Etsy, Inc. shares fell 11% to $66.48 as the company announced plans to transfer its stock listing to the NYSE from Nasdaq [8] - Mingteng International Corporation Inc. shares decreased by 34% to $4.1002 [8]
Crude Oil Down Over 1%; Chicago PMI Falls In September - Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW), Beneficient (NASDAQ:BENF)