Benzinga·2025-12-23 01:53Market Overview - Major U.S. indexes closed higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.47% to 48,362.68, the S&P 500 advancing 0.6% to 6,878.49, and the Nasdaq adding 0.5% to finish at 23,428.82 [1] Novo Nordisk - Novo Nordisk's stock saw a slight increase of 0.01%, closing at $48.10, with an intraday high of $48.22 and a low of $47.59; the stock surged nearly 9.5% in after-hours trading to $52.66 [2] - The FDA approved Novo Nordisk's Wegovy pill, the first oral GLP-1 therapy authorized in the U.S. for long-term weight management and cardiovascular risk reduction, based on the OASIS trial where patients lost an average of 16.6% of their body weight [3] Starfighters Space Inc. - Starfighters Space shares skyrocketed by 372.97%, closing at $31.50, with an intraday high of $31.50 and a low of $6.40; however, the stock plummeted 23.75% to $24.02 in after-hours trading [4] - The surge followed the company's IPO priced at $3.59, raising $40 million for hypersonic research and satellite launch operations, amid strong momentum in the space sector driven by defense contracts and investor interest [5] D-Wave Quantum Inc. - D-Wave Quantum's stock climbed 20.07%, closing at $32.19, with a high of $32.39 and a low of $27.62 [6] - The stock's increase was part of a late-December "Santa Rally," driven by retail investors focusing on high-beta quantum computing names, with D-Wave's shares jumping nearly 20% after announcing its Advantage2 system will feature at CES 2026 [7] Sidus Space Inc. - Sidus Space shares jumped 96.98%, closing at $2.28, with an intraday high of $2.59 and a low of $1.80; the stock dropped 39.2% in after-hours trading [8] - The surge was attributed to the company being selected as a contract awardee under the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD IDIQ program, supporting the Golden Dome missile defense strategy [9] ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. - ZIM Integrated Shipping saw a 3.27% rise, closing at $19.88, with an intraday high of $20.14 and a low of $19.30; in extended trading, the stock rose 11.7% to $22.20 [11] - The increase followed the company receiving multiple competitive proposals for acquiring all outstanding shares, with the board evaluating these offers as part of a strategic review [12]