Benzinga·2025-12-19 15:09Market Overview - U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 200 points, up 0.49% to 48,188.36, NASDAQ rising 1.03% to 23,243.38, and S&P 500 increasing 0.73% to 6,824.15 [1] - Information technology shares rose by 1.6%, while real estate stocks fell by 0.1% [1] Company Performance - Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE:CAG) shares fell more than 4% after reporting second-quarter earnings of 45 cents per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of 44 cents, but quarterly sales of $2.979 billion missed the estimate of $2.986 billion [2] Commodity Market - Oil traded up 1% to $56.47, while gold decreased by 0.2% to $4,365.60. Silver fell 1.9% to $65.640, and copper rose 0.1% to $5.4360 [4] Global Market Performance - European shares were higher, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 gaining 0.1%, Spain's IBEX 35 up 0.2%, London's FTSE 100 up 0.2%, Germany's DAX 40 rising 0.2%, and France's CAC 40 gaining 0.1% [5] - Asian markets closed higher, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 1.03%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 0.75%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 0.36%, and India's BSE Sensex increasing 0.53% [6] Notable Stock Movements - Autozi Internet Technology (NASDAQ:AZI) shares surged 85% to $2.81 after a $90 million initial equity investment was confirmed by a strategic investor [8] - Julong Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:JLHL) shares increased by 43% to $4.37, while ProPhase Labs Inc (NASDAQ:PRPH) shares rose 44% to $0.15 following a non-binding LOI for a proposed reverse merger [8] - Geovax Labs Inc (NASDAQ:GOVX) shares dropped 47% to $0.13, and Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:NISN) fell 44% to $1.86 [8]