Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 Decline As Market Returns From Holiday

Market Overview - The market is experiencing mixed performance with the Nasdaq down by 0.84%, S&P 500 down by 0.61%, and Dow down by 0.58% as of the opening bell [5][6] - Approximately 56.4% of issues are declining, indicating a challenging trading environment [2] Winners - Bausch Health is leading the market with a significant increase of 14.8% following an acquisition through an overseas subsidiary [3] - Other notable gainers include Jyong Biotech (+14.1%), Bath & Body Works (+9.4%), and Belite Bio (+9.2%) [3] Losers - Falcon's Beyond Global is at the bottom of the losers list with a decline of 14.7%, continuing a correction trend [4] - BillionToOne has dropped by 12.8% after its recent IPO, while crypto-exposed trades BitMine and Strategy have decreased by 12.6% and 11.4% respectively [4] Commodities and Economic Data - Crude Oil prices have increased by 0.72% to $62.83, Gold by 0.55% to $4,278, and Silver by 1.25% to $57.88 [7] - Bitcoin and Ethereum are struggling, remaining below $87K and $2.9K respectively, impacting crypto-exposed U.S. equities negatively [7]