Rises on Wall Street; Inviz jumps by 15%, Enlight Energy by 6%

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18:01

Enlight Energy Leaps on Wall Street after yesterday announcing the receipt of financing of 550 million dollars from European banks for a huge project in Arizona. The project will generate revenues of $51-54 million in the first full year of operation and a return of 14.5% before leverage.

The project is the second largest in the company’s history, with a production capacity of 290 megawatt solar and 940 megawatt hours of storage, and is expected to reach full commercial operation towards the end of 2025.

Invis Technologies Jumps today by about 15% more after yesterday’s jump of 30%. Yesterday (Monday), the company, under the management of founder Omar Khilaf, announced that it expects to receive NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering, i.e. one-time engineering development services) payments that will reach approximately $80 million in 2027-2025, of which over $40 million are expected to reach the company as early as 2025.

Ahead of yesterday’s announcement, Khilaf built up investors’ expectations when he tweeted that the company is expected to make a big announcement before trading begins; The company’s stock reacted with a jump in pre-trade by about 12%, even before the publication of the announcement itself.

17:27

Despite a shortened trading day for the Christmas holiday, Wall Street is up for the third day in a row. The Nasdaq index rises by 0.8%, and the Dow Jones index by 0.3%. The S&P 500 index rises by 0.6% and is on its way to complete a jump of about 30% since the beginning of the year and to complete a second year in a row in which it recorded a jump of more than 20%

The yield on the 10-year government bond broke above 4.6% for the first time in seven months. The dollar is strengthening against major world currencies and is trading within touching distance of a more than two-year high.

16:47

In the US debt market, bond yields continue to rise following the words of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell who now expects only two interest rate cuts in 2025.

The ten-year government bond yield rose three basis points to 4.62%, the highest level since May of this year, the 30-year government bond yield rose to 4.8%, the highest since April.

16:30

The short trading day on Wall Street opened in a positive trend with the Nasdaq up 0.3%, the S&P 500 up 0.2% and the Dow Jones unchanged.

A serious technical fault disabled the airline’s flights American Airlines Group in the United States today (Tuesday). After about an hour, passengers began to report on social media that the problem had ended, and that flights had resumed, at least in some airports. The stock reacted with a decrease of about 4% in pre-trading and now it stabilizes and trades with a decrease of 2%.

The company appealed to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a departure delay order for all of its flights, which caused widespread disruption and affected thousands of passengers on Christmas Eve, one of the busiest travel days of the year. On the social network X, American Airlines published a message that read: “We are currently experiencing a technical problem affecting all of our flights. Your safety is our top priority; once the problem is fixed, we will make sure to get you safely to your destination.” The company did not provide an estimate of how long it would take to fix the problem, but stated that its teams are working diligently to restore the systems to full function.

15:15

A mixed lock in Europe: the DAX fell by about 0.2%, the CAC advanced by about 0.1% and the FTSE added to its value by about 0.4%.

14:15

The Putsi and the KAC are both up about 0.5%, heading into the end of the Christmas-shortened trading day this week.

12:50

A mixed trend in Europe: the Potsi and the Cac add about 0.5% to their value; The Dax closed with a decrease of about 0.2%.

After registering gains last night, the shares of the chips Broadcom and-AMD Up about 2% in the preliminary trading on Wall Street. on the other hand, Nvidia goes down easily.

In the commodity market, oil prices continue to rise: American-type oil rises by about 0.9% and the price of a barrel stands at about $69.9; Brent oil rises at a similar rate and the price of a barrel stands at about 73 dollars.

11:50

The mixed trend in Europe continues: the DAX index falls by about 0.2%, with the POTSI and the KAC both advancing by about 0.5%.

Bitcoin is now down about 2.2% and its price is just under $94,000.

11:00

A mixed trend in Europe: the DAX index falls by about 0.2%, the FTSE advances by about 0.3% and the CAC registers an increase of about 0.4%.

Novo Nordisk adds over 5% and continues to recover, after last week, the Danish pharmaceutical company’s stock fell following disappointing results in a trial it conducted with a weight-loss drug.

10:10

A mixed opening in Europe: the DAX falls by about 0.2%, the FTSE climbs by about 0.4% and the KAC rises by about 0.5%.

A mixed lock in Asia: the Nikkei fell about 0.3%, the Kospi retreated about 0.1%, the Hang Seng jumped about 1.1% and the Shanghai Stock Exchange climbed about 1.2%.

The Israeli Technology Company Windward which is traded in London, is being sold at a 47% premium over the share price yesterday (Monday). The company, which analyzes risks in maritime traffic using AI, went public in London three years ago at a valuation of £127 million. It is now being acquired by a private equity firm for £216 million ($271 million). Ami Daniel, co-founder and CEO of the company, said that this is the next step in the company’s development, which will provide it with an opportunity to accelerate innovation and retirement in the market. The stock is currently up 48%. To read the full article

8:10

Asia

In Asia, the stock markets are trading this morning in a mixed trend: the Nikkei and the Kospi are both down about 0.2%, while the Shanghai Stock Exchange is climbing about 0.9% and the Hang Seng is up about 1.1%.

The stock of the car manufacturer Honda jumped by about 15%, against the background of the start of official contacts for a merger between it and the car manufacturer Nissan; On the other hand, the Nissan share fell by about 5%. The merger will create the third largest car manufacturer in the world, and negotiations are expected to be completed in June 2025.

Wall Street

Last night on Wall Street, the trading day closed in a green trend. The Nasdaq Index rose by 1%, the S&P 500 by 0.7% and the Dow Jones by 0.2%. Chip stocks traded higher, including Broadcom , ARM andNvidia .

Nvidia registered an increase of over 3% yesterday, after several days of declines. A recommendation from an analyst from Morgan Stanley gave the stock a boost: “The concerns about difficulties in the production of the new chip, Blackwell, and increasing competition in the field of these chips, are exaggerated and irrelevant in the long term,” he wrote. According to Wall Street analysts, the chip giant, which has risen about 190% since the beginning of 2024, has a potential upside of 30%.

Trading in the futures contracts on US stock market indices is stable this morning.

US debt market

In the US debt market, the ten-year government bonds are down by one basis point, with a yield of about 4.59%; the two-year government bonds are also down by one basis point, with a yield of about 4.34%.

The global forex market

The dollar strengthens by about 0.1% against the euro (about $1.04), and weakens by about 0.1% against the Japanese yen (about 157 yen). At the same time, the dollar traded stably against the pound (about $1.25).

The crypto market

In the crypto market, Bitcoin is down about 1.3% and its price is hovering around $94,500. On the other hand, Ethereum is up by about 2.7% and its price is around $3,400.

Macro

Stock exchanges in many countries around the world will close early today for Christmas, including Germany, Great Britain, France, Hong Kong, Italy and the USA.