Silver Rises Sharply; Chicago PMI Surges In December - Autonomix Medical (NASDAQ:AMIX), Cemtrex (NASDAQ:CETX)

Market Overview - U.S. stocks experienced a decline, with the Dow Jones index falling over 100 points, down 0.22% to 48,353.51, NASDAQ slipping 0.16% to 23,436.70, and S&P 500 dropping 0.13% to 6,896.56 [1] - Energy shares rose by 0.6%, while consumer discretionary stocks fell by 0.3% [1] Commodity Prices - Oil prices increased by 0.5% to $58.34, gold rose by 0.9% to $4,383.10, silver surged 7.2% to $75.515, and copper climbed 2.6% to $5.7105 [5] European Market Performance - European shares showed positive movement, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 gaining 0.53%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index rising 0.85%, London's FTSE 100 up 0.70%, Germany's DAX 40 increasing by 0.57%, and France's CAC 40 rising 0.63% [6] Asian Market Performance - Asian markets closed mostly lower, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 0.37%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index up 0.86%, China's Shanghai Composite slightly down by 0.004%, and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.02% [7] Company-Specific Movements - FONAR Corporation shares surged 28% to $18.82 following confirmation of a take-private deal [8] - Autonomix Medical, Inc. shares increased by 30% to $0.6943 after receiving a patent grant [8] - Cemtrex, Inc. shares rose 40% to $2.9500 as the company returned to profitability [8] - Flushing Financial Corporation shares dropped 8% to $15.46 amid a merger announcement and strategic investment [8] - New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. shares fell 23% to $2.07 following a lawsuit response [8] - OceanFirst Financial Corp. shares decreased by 6% to $18.42 after announcing an acquisition plan for Flushing [8] Economic Indicators - The Case-Shiller Home Price Index increased by 1.3% year-over-year in October, slightly down from a 1.4% increase in the previous month and above market estimates of 1.1% [10] - The FHFA house price index rose 0.4% in October, following a 0.1% decline in September, and compared to market estimates of a 0.1% increase [10] - The Chicago Business Barometer surged to 43.5 in December from 36.3 in the previous month, exceeding market expectations of 39.5 [10]