Market Overview - US stock markets saw collective gains with the Dow Jones up by 0.39%, Nasdaq up by 0.59%, and S&P 500 up by 0.25%. Major tech stocks mostly rose, with Intel increasing over 8%, and Apple and Qualcomm rising over 1% [1][3] - However, popular Chinese stocks mostly declined, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index down by 0.65%. Xpeng Motors fell nearly 8%, iQIYI dropped over 3%, and NIO and Bilibili fell over 2%. Alibaba and NetEase also saw declines of over 1% [1][3] Currency and Commodities - Following comments from Trump regarding potential candidates for the Federal Reserve chair, the US dollar index decreased by 0.1%, settling at 99.33 [4] - According to the American Petroleum Institute (API), US crude oil inventories increased by 2.48 million barrels, contrasting with a previous decrease of 1.859 million barrels [2][5]