Benzinga·2025-12-12 07:07Market Sentiment - The CNN Money Fear and Greed index improved to a reading of 46.3, moving into the "Neutral" zone from a previous reading of 40.0, indicating a shift in market sentiment [1][6] - U.S. stocks mostly closed higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 646 points to 48,704.01, while the S&P 500 increased by 0.21% to 6,901.00, and the Nasdaq Composite fell by 0.25% to 23,593.86 [4] Sector Performance - Most sectors on the S&P 500 ended positively, with industrials, materials, and financials showing the largest gains, while communication services and information technology sectors closed lower [4] Company Earnings - Oracle Corp. shares fell approximately 11% following disappointing earnings and guidance, while Nvidia Corp. decreased by 1.6%, Broadcom Inc. also dropped by 1.6%, and Intel Corp. lost 3.1% [2] Economic Data - U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 44,000 to 236,000 for the week ending Dec. 6, exceeding market expectations of 220,000 [3] - The U.S. trade deficit for September was reported at $52.8 billion, an improvement from $59.3 billion in the previous month and better than market estimates of $63.3 billion [3] - U.S. wholesale inventories increased by 0.5% to approximately $911.5 billion in September, following a revised 0.1% gain in August [3] Upcoming Earnings - Investors are anticipating earnings results from Johnson Outdoors Inc. and Rent the Runway Inc. [5]