mixed trend on Wall Street; Alphabet and Nvidia go up, Meta goes down

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Trading on Wall Street continues to be conducted in a mixed trend. The Nasdaq is up about 0.7%, the S&P 500 is up about 0.2% and the Dow Jones is down about 0.2%.

European stock markets ended the trading day with a mixed trend. The Dax index rose by about 0.8%, the CAC traded stably and the Potsi shed its value by about 0.7%. Defense shares continued their rally from the beginning of the week, with increases in shares such as Thales andThyssenkrupp . The defense sector in the European STOXX index rose by about 3% during trading.

17:55

Trading on Wall Street moved to a mixed trend. The Nasdaq index rises by about 0.4%, the S&P 500 trades stably and the Dow Jones sheds its value by about 0.4%, after rising to a new high at the beginning of the trading day.

In the sector of the technology giants, a number of key stocks are now trading with price increases, among them Nvidia , Alphabetical , Amazon , Microsoft andPalantir . on the other hand, AMD , Meta and-TSMC are trading in declines. stock Intel jumps by about 9% to an all-time high.

The change in trend comes against the background of a number of key macro data published in the last few hours in the US:

In the labor market sector, the number of vacancies registered a surprising drop in November, to its lowest level in more than a year, the US Bureau of Statistics reported. The jobs survey revealed that there was a decrease of 303,000 jobs in November to a level of approximately 7.15 million jobs – the lowest level since September 2024. Earlier today, the ADP employment index for the month of December was published, which indicated an increase of 41,000 in the number of employed – a change in trend compared to the decrease of 29,000 in November, but below analysts’ expectations of an increase of 48,000.

At the same time, the purchasing managers’ index in the US in the non-manufacturing sector for the month of December was a positive surprise and indicated a reading of 54.4 points, which indicated the largest monthly expansion in services activity during 2025. According to the ISM, the expansion came against a background of an increase in orders and hiring. The analysts’ expectation was 52.2 points, where a reading above 50 points indicates an expansion in activity and vice versa.

Following the publication of the data, the ten-year government bond yield drops by about 3 basis points to a level of 4.15%.

16:55

Trading on Wall Street moved to slight gains. The Nasdaq index rises by about 0.2%, the S&P 500 advances by about 0.1% and the Dow Jones trades stably.

stock Mobileye Erased most of the increases recorded at the beginning of the trading day and is now trading at an increase of about 6%. The stock jumped at the beginning of the trading day by about 15%, following the announcement of Prof. Amnon Shashua last night (Tuesday) at the Las Vegas Electronics Convention (CES) about the purchase of the humanoid robot company Mentee (Mentee Robotics), of which he is one of the founders, for 900 million dollars.

The oil company’s share Valero continues its positive momentum from the last few days, against the background of the American takeover of Venezuela. Renowned investor Michael Berry announced in his newsletter earlier this week that he expects the stock, which he has held since 2020, to be among the biggest beneficiaries of the situation in Venezuela – a position that several major investment banks agree with.

While investors are betting that the profit margins of American refiners will increase in the near future, oil prices are down today, due to expectations of an increase in the supply of oil from Venezuela. President Trump stated during the night that the United States closed a deal to import Venezuelan crude oil in the amount of 2 billion dollars, which is expected to increase the oil supply of the largest oil consumer in the world. CNBC reported that people close to the White House told the network that oil sales from the South American country will continue until a new announcement and that the sanctions on it will be reduced. For now, the price of a barrel of American-type oil stands at 56.5 dollars, while the price of a barrel of Brent oil stands at 60.3 dollars.

Also in the commodity market, gold and silver prices are now falling, after silver crossed the $80 per ounce mark yesterday. Silver is now down about 5% and is trading around $77 an ounce, with gold down about 1% and trading around $4,450 an ounce.

16:30

A mixed opening on Wall Street. The Nasdaq is down about 0.1%, the S&P 500 is trading steady and the Dow Jones is advancing about 0.2% to a new high.

stock Mobileye opens the trading day with a jump of about 15%, after Prof. Amnon Shashua announced last night (Tuesday) at the Las Vegas electronics conference (CES) the purchase of the humanoid robot company Mentee (Mentee Robotics), of which he is one of the founders, for 900 million dollars.

Of this amount, 612 million dollars will be transferred in cash to the shareholders in the startup, and the rest in ordinary shares of Mobileye. So far only over 40 million dollars have been invested in Menti, when in the last fundraising in March 2025 it received a value of 162 million dollars, according to the company database PitchBook – so this is a rapid increase in value in less than a year.

Among the biggest beneficiaries of the exit: the founders of the company – Shashua himself, along with his partners Prof. Shai Shaliu-Schwartz, a computer science scientist and machine learning researcher and Prof. Lior Wolff, the company’s CEO; and the venture capital funds that invested in it: the Israeli 10D, and the American funds Ahren and Cisco Ventures. The deal was approved by Intel, the controlling shareholder of Mobileye.

16:00

Wall Street futures are currently trading close to the base level; This, after last night the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones closed the trading day with new highs.

stock Mobileye jumps by about 13% in early trading, after Prof. Amnon Shashua announced last night (Tuesday) at the Las Vegas electronics convention (CES) the purchase of the humanoid robot company Mentee (Mentee Robotics), of which he is one of the founders, for 900 million dollars.

15:13

Brainsway The dual that deals with the non-invasive treatment of brain disorders, announced today that Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield, which insures over 2.8 million people in Alaska and Washington, has approved a new health policy which, among other things, expands the insurance coverage to include the company’s accelerated treatment protocol for patients aged 15 and over who suffer from moderate to severe major depressive disorder (MDD).

The accelerated protocol includes an acute phase consisting of five treatment sessions of 10 minutes each, for six days, followed by 2 treatments per day, once a week, for 4 weeks, and a total of 38 treatments.

12:34

CEO and founder Mobileye Prof. Amnon Shashua, announced last night (Tuesday) at the electronics conference in Las Vegas (CES) the purchase of the humanoid robot company Mentee (Mentee Robotics), of which he is one of the founders, for 900 million dollars.

The stock jumps about 10% in early trading.

Of this amount, 612 million dollars will be transferred in cash to the shareholders in the startup, and the rest in ordinary shares of Mobileye. So far only over 40 million dollars have been invested in Menti, when in the last fundraising in March 2025 it received a value of 162 million dollars, according to the company database PitchBook – so this is a rapid increase in value in less than a year.

Among the biggest beneficiaries of the exit: the company’s founders – Shashua himself, along with his partners Prof. Shai Shaliu-Schwartz, a computer science scientist and machine learning researcher and Prof. Lior Wolff, the company’s CEO; and the venture capital funds that invested in it: the Israeli 10D, and the American funds Ahren and Cisco Ventures. The deal was approved by Intel the controlling owner of Mobileye.

10:55

Trade in Europe has a mixed trend. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange rises by 0.6%, Paris is unchanged and London falls by about 0.4% after setting a record yesterday.

08:55

In Asia this morning the trend is mixed. The Nikkei index falls by 0.5%, Kospi in South Korea rises by about 2%, in Hong Kong Hang Seng falls by about 1%, Shanghai rises by 0.3% and Nifty in India falls by 0.3%.

Wall Street futures are trading steady this morning.

After trading closed yesterday, it was announced that CEO and founder Mobileye Prof. Amnon Shashua, announced at the electronics conference in Las Vegas (CES) the purchase of the humanoid robot company Mentee (Mentee Robotics), of which he is one of the founders, for 900 million dollars.

Last night in New York, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed at new highs, after investors overcame concerns surrounding the latest US attack on Venezuela. The S&P 500 rose by 0.6%. The Dow index, which includes blue-chip stocks, jumped by 495 points, about 1%, and it also set a record when it climbed above 49,000 points for the first time. The Nasdaq index added 0.6%.

stock Amazon led the three indices to increases, it increases by more than 3%. AI-related stocks are also supportive, including Micron and Planetir. Micron leapt By about 8% after updating forecasts and speeding up profit forecasts for the coming quarter.

It was only the third trading day of the new year, and already chip stocks are showing a strong run, with Micron among the leaders. Following today’s increases, the stock has risen about 18% since the beginning of the year. This is after a particularly unusual year, in which it jumped more than 240% during 2025.

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stock SanDisk Jumped by about 27% and the Wall Street Journal notes that it is already up almost 900% since it was split from Western Digital last February. Yesterday’s surge is explained by the words of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who yesterday described the market for memory storage chips as an “unrealized market” with huge growth potential. stock Western Digital jumped by 17%,Seagate increased by 14%.

Nvidia announced as mentioned during the CES 2026 exhibition, the launch of its next-generation superchip, the Vera Rubin. The chip, one of six that make up what Nvidia now calls the “Rubin platform,” combines one Vera CPU and two Rubin GPUs into a single processor.

also AMD Presenting new solutions for the data center market, CEO Lisa Su revealed during her opening speech at CES 2026 in Las Vegas the company’s next data center platform for artificial intelligence, and presented the Helios system for the first time, along with additional details on how it was built. Su even stated that it is the “best AI facility in the world” – a statement that is considered a direct shot at Nvidia that she stated.

stock Tesla Decreased by about 3%, as investors consider new developments in the field of autonomous driving by Nvidia. The decrease came following statements made at the CES exhibition in Las Vegas. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduced the company’s new Alpamayo system. The platform provides deep thinking capability to deal with rare driving scenarios.

stock misfortune fell by more than 4% and retreated after a sharp jump recorded following the American attack on Venezuela. It erased a significant part of the increase of about 5% that was recorded yesterday.

In the US, the 10-year government bond also traded slightly higher, with a yield to maturity of 4.18%.

Oil prices fell slightly, as the market weighed expectations for high global supply this year and the uncertainty surrounding oil supplies to Venezuela, following the capture by the US of Nicolas Maduro, the leader of the South American country.

Brent oil contracts fell by 25 cents, or 0.4%, to $61.51 per barrel, at the same time, American WTI oil fell by 32 cents, or 0.6%, to $58 per barrel.

Silver prices hit a new high on Tuesday, closing above $80 per ounce for the first time in history. The dizzying climb of the metal at a rate of 177% since the beginning of 2025 includes an increase of 15% since the beginning of this year.

Copper prices climbed to new historic highs on the back of a combination of tremendous demand and tight supply. On the London Metal Exchange (LME), contracts reached an intraday high of $13,387 per ton, after crossing the $13,000 per ton mark for the first time. Copper jumped 42% over the past year, the sharpest annual increase since 2009.