Nasdaq Gains Over 100 Points; US Retail Sales Rise 0.2% In September

Market Performance - U.S. stocks experienced an upward trend, with the Dow increasing by 1.20% to 47,007.17, the NASDAQ rising by 0.48% to 22,980.75, and the S&P 500 gaining 0.74% to 6,754.86 [1] - Health care shares saw a significant increase of 2% on the same day, while energy stocks fell by 0.9% [1] Retail Sales and Economic Indicators - U.S. retail sales rose by 0.2% month-over-month in September, a decrease from the 0.6% gain observed in August [2][11] - The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index increased by 1.4% year-over-year in September, marking a slowdown for the eighth consecutive month [11] - U.S. producer prices gained 0.3% month-over-month in September, following a 0.1% decline in the previous month [11] - U.S. pending home sales increased by 1.9% month-over-month in October, following a revised 0.1% growth in the previous month [11] Commodity Market - In commodity news, oil prices decreased by 1.8% to $57.78, while gold prices increased by 0.9% to $4,129.50 [5] - Silver prices rose by 1% to $50.765, and copper prices increased by 2.8% to $5.1100 [5] Company-Specific Movements - Rubico Inc shares surged by 45% to $0.22 after announcing an extension of its tanker charters [9] - Clean Energy Technologies Inc shares increased by 67% to $1.79 following the securing of a $10 million battery energy storage project in New York [9] - Barnes & Noble Education Inc shares rose by 36% to $9.11 after announcing preliminary financial results for fiscal 2025 and year-to-date fiscal 2026 [9] - MingZhu Logistics Holdings Ltd shares plummeted by 85% to $0.16 after announcing an $8 million registered direct offering [9] - Zhihu Inc shares fell by 11% to $3.57 due to a year-over-year decrease in third-quarter financial results [9] - Burlington Stores Inc shares declined by 11% to $254.28 after reporting mixed third-quarter financial results and a significant drop in store traffic post back-to-school season [9]