Benzinga·2026-01-05 14:50Market Overview - U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 250 points, up 0.54% to 48,641.58, NASDAQ up 0.65% to 23,386.57, and S&P 500 up 0.63% to 6,901.52 [1] - Energy shares increased by 2.9% on Monday [1] Sector Performance - Consumer staples stocks dipped by 0.4% [2] Commodity Prices - Oil traded up 1.4% to $58.12, gold up 2.4% to $4,433.50, silver up 7.5% to $76.320, and copper rose 4.1% to $5.9260 [5] European Market Performance - Eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.5%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.3%, London's FTSE 100 up 0.4%, Germany's DAX gained 0.2%, and France's CAC 40 climbed 0.1% [6] Asian Market Performance - Asian markets closed mostly higher, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 2.97%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index up 0.03%, China's Shanghai Composite surging 1.38%, while India's BSE Sensex fell 0.38% [7] Company News - The FDA lifted the clinical hold on GH Research Plc's Investigational New Drug Application for GH001 [3] - Momentus Inc shares surged 94% to $11.14 after announcing the development of an additive-manufactured fuel tank [9] - TMD Energy Ltd shares increased by 76% to $0.78 [9] - VerifyMe Inc shares rose 40% to $0.94 following a strategic merger announcement [9] - Zenas Biopharma Inc shares dropped 55% to $15.54 after Phase 3 trial results [9] - Signing Day Sports Inc shares fell 37% to $0.60, and Lavoro Ltd shares decreased by 26% to $0.82 [9]