US Stocks Mixed; Dollar Tree Posts Upbeat Earnings

Market Overview - U.S. stocks showed mixed performance with the Dow Jones increasing by 0.16% to 47,548.62, while the NASDAQ decreased by 0.42% to 23,316.49 and the S&P 500 fell by 0.07% to 6,824.67 [1] Company Performance - Dollar Tree, Inc. reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.21, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.08. The company achieved quarterly sales of $4.746 billion, reflecting a year-over-year growth of 9.4%, exceeding the expected sales of $4.699 billion [2] Commodity Market - In commodity trading, oil prices rose by 0.9% to $59.18, gold increased by 0.9% to $4,256.90, silver went up by 0.4% to $58.930, and copper saw a significant rise of 2.8% to $5.3865 [5] European Market - European shares generally experienced gains, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 increasing by 0.2%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index rising by 1.6%, and other major indices like London's FTSE 100, Germany's DAX 40, and France's CAC 40 all showing slight increases of 0.1% [6] Asian Market - Asian markets closed mixed, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 1.14%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell by 1.28%, China's Shanghai Composite decreased by 0.51%, and India's BSE Sensex saw a minor decline of 0.04% [7] Notable Stock Movements - Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. shares surged by 441% to $34.40 following positive results from its Phase 3 HOPE-3 Trial for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Virax Biolabs Group Limited shares increased by 66% to $0.6511 due to clinical progress announcements [9] - Conversely, CIMG Inc. shares dropped by 35% to $0.1201 after announcing a 20-for-1 reverse stock split, and Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. shares fell by 28% to $2.4800 after reporting preliminary Phase 2 data [9]