Dow Jumps Over 200 Points; US Initial Jobless Claims Fall

Market Overview - U.S. stocks traded mostly higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 200 points, up 0.45% to 50,348.12, while the NASDAQ fell 0.03% to 23,059.26 and the S&P 500 rose 0.21% to 6,955.97 [1] Sector Performance - Real estate shares increased by 2.1% on Thursday, indicating strong performance in that sector [1] - Communication services stocks experienced a decline of 0.4% [1] Job Market - U.S. initial jobless claims decreased by 5,000 to 227,000, which was higher than market estimates of 222,000 [2][6] Commodity Prices - Oil prices fell by 0.8% to $64.09, while gold decreased by 0.4% to $5,079.00. Silver dropped 1.2% to $82.915, and copper saw a slight increase of 0.1% to $5.9690 [3] European Market Performance - European shares showed mixed results, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 rising 0.4%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.2%. London's FTSE 100 slipped 0.1%, Germany's DAX gained 1.4%, and France's CAC 40 rose 1.1% [4] Asian Market Performance - Asian markets closed mixed, with Japan's Nikkei down 0.02%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index down 0.86%, China's Shanghai Composite up 0.05%, and India's BSE Sensex down 0.66% [5]