Dow Gains 100 Points; US Durable Goods Orders Decline In October - Argo Blockchain (NASDAQ:ARBK), Starfighters Space (AMEX:FJET)

Market Performance - U.S. stocks showed positive movement with the Dow Jones index increasing by 0.22% to 48,469.41, the NASDAQ rising by 0.40% to 23,521.69, and the S&P 500 gaining 0.34% to 6,901.90 [1] - European shares were mostly higher, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 gaining 0.39%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index rising 0.16%, and London's FTSE 100 increasing by 0.29% [6] - Asian markets closed mixed, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.02% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng falling by 0.11% [7] Economic Indicators - U.S. durable goods orders declined by 2.2% month-over-month to $307.4 billion in October, contrasting with a revised growth of 0.7% in September and exceeding market estimates of a 1.5% decline [2][10] - U.S. GDP grew at an annualized rate of 4.3% in the third quarter, marking the highest growth in two years and surpassing market expectations of 3.3% [8] Commodity Prices - Oil prices increased by 0.1% to $58.09, while gold rose by 0.2% to $4,477.10 [5] - Silver saw a significant increase of 2.4% to $70.230, and copper rose by 0.9% to $5.5580 [5] Company News - Novo Nordisk A/S shares surged by 9% to $52.30 following FDA approval of its Wegovy pill [9] - Highway Holdings Ltd shares jumped by 107% to $1.72 after announcing a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire a 51% stake in Germany-based Regent-Feinbau Adermann GmbH [9] - Trinity Biotech PLC shares increased by 56% to $1.39 after receiving an order for 9 million TrinScreen HIV tests [9] - Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc shares dropped by 50% to $0.30 following a regulatory update regarding brilaroxazine [9] - Starfighters Space Inc shares fell by 42% to $18.27 after a significant rally the previous day [9] - Argo Blockchain PLC shares decreased by 13% to $4.00 [9]