Group 1: Major Tech Stocks Performance - Major tech stocks experienced a rally, with Nvidia rising nearly 4%, adding $166.5 billion (approximately 1172.3 billion RMB) to its market value [1] - Broadcom increased by over 3%, while Google saw an increase of over 1% [1] Group 2: Cryptocurrency and Semiconductor Companies - Cryptocurrency mining companies and semiconductor stocks led the gains, with U.S. Gold Corp rising over 11%, Hut 8 up over 14%, Century Aluminum up over 7%, and Micron Technology, AMD, and Circle each rising over 6% [3] - Other notable increases included Supermicro up over 5%, Americas Silver Corp nearly 4%, and Dell Technologies and Coinbase each up over 2% [3] Group 3: Chinese Stocks and Indices - The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index closed up 0.86%, with popular Chinese stocks mostly rising, including Xpeng Motors up over 6%, Li Auto up over 5%, and Pinduoduo up over 3% [6] - Baidu and Zhihu increased by over 2%, while iQIYI saw a decline of over 1% [6] Group 4: Commodity Prices - COMEX gold futures rose by 0.1% to $4368.7 per ounce, with a weekly increase of 0.9%; silver futures increased by 3.34% to $67.395 per ounce, with a weekly rise of 8.55% [6] - WTI crude oil futures rose by 0.91% to $56.66 per barrel, while Brent crude oil futures increased by 1.09% to $60.47 per barrel, both showing weekly declines [6] Group 5: Employment Trends and Economic Indicators - The U.S. employment trend index (ETI) for October and November was reported at 105.8, down from a revised 106.24 in September [7][8] - The University of Michigan's consumer confidence index for December was finalized at 52.9, lower than the initial value of 53.3 [6]