Benzinga·2026-01-08 17:33Market Performance - U.S. stocks showed mixed performance, with the Dow Jones index increasing by 0.54% to 49,261.60, while the NASDAQ fell by 0.62% to 23,437.73 and the S&P 500 dropped by 0.05% to 6,917.76 [1] - Industrial shares rose by 1.4% on Thursday, indicating strength in that sector [1] Sector Performance - Information technology stocks decreased by 1.4% on Thursday [2] Commodities - Oil prices increased by 1.8% to $56.98, while gold prices slightly decreased by 0.1% to $4,456.70. Silver fell by 3.6% to $74.820, and copper dropped by 1.7% to $5.7600 [6] European Market - European shares were mixed, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 declining by 0.27%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose by 0.27%. London's FTSE 100 fell by 0.06%, Germany's DAX decreased by 0.08%, and France's CAC 40 increased by 0.06% [7] Asian Market - Asian markets closed lower, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down by 1.63%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining by 1.17%, China's Shanghai Composite slipping by 0.07%, and India's BSE Sensex falling by 0.92% [10] Company News - Flyexclusive Inc shares surged by 126% to $7.10 after being named an authorized Starlink Aviation dealer [9] - Enliven Therapeutics Inc shares increased by 54% to $23.81 following positive initial data from a clinical trial for chronic myeloid leukemia [9] - MoonLake Immunotherapeutics shares rose by 29% to $14.54 after receiving FDA feedback on its treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa [9] - Immuneering Corp shares dropped by 39% to $5.10 after announcing updated trial data for pancreatic cancer [9] - Acrivon Therapeutics Inc shares fell by 31% to $2.05 after releasing clinical data for endometrial cancer [9] - CorMedix Inc shares decreased by 23% to $8.00 following preliminary revenue results for Q4 and FY25 [9] Economic Indicators - U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 8,000 to 208,000, slightly below market expectations of 210,000 [3][12] - Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased by 4.9% in Q3, following a revised 4.1% gain in the previous quarter [12] - Unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector fell by 1.9% in Q3, contrasting with market expectations of a 1.0% increase [12] - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $29.4 billion in October, the smallest since June 2009, compared to a revised $48.1 billion in September [12]