Crude Oil Gains Around 2%; Elbit Systems Shares Jump On Upbeat Earnings

U.S. Stock Market - U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 100 points, up 0.29% to 47,082.50, NASDAQ rose 0.42% to 22,469.06, and S&P 500 increased by 0.36% to 6,723.55 [1] - Energy shares climbed by 1.7%, while industrials stocks fell by 0.1% on the same day [1] Company Performance - Elbit Systems Ltd (NASDAQ:ESLT) shares surged over 10% after reporting fourth-quarter adjusted EPS of $3.56, exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of $3.09 [2] - The company reported quarterly sales of $2.148 billion, slightly missing the analyst consensus estimate of $2.151 billion [2] Commodity Market - Oil prices increased by 1.9% to $95.25, while gold rose by 0.2% to $5,012.20 [3] - Silver traded up 0.1% to $80.72, whereas copper fell by 0.9% to $5.7770 [3] European Market - European shares were higher, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 rising by 0.91%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index up 1.48%, London's FTSE 100 increasing by 0.99%, Germany's DAX gaining 0.82%, and France's CAC 40 rising by 0.87% [4] Asia Pacific Markets - Asian markets closed mixed, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 0.09%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index up 0.13%, China's Shanghai Composite down 0.85%, and India's BSE Sensex up 0.75% [5]