Stock Market 6 December 2025

Keel Infrastructure shares surged on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, rising 12.33% and 5.36% respectively, as U.S. markets remained closed for Juneteenth and will reopen Monday. Merrill Lynch agreed to pay a $175,000 fine to FINRA over municipal-bond disclosure issues, following a recent $225,000 censure for not reporting certain call-center complaints, while Bank of America is expanding in Baton Rouge amid these compliance challenges. SpaceX leveraged ETFs saw over $10 billion in trading volume during their first week, despite the holiday-shortened period, and ARK Innovation ETF recorded a $4.6 billion inflow, its largest ever. Pennsylvania’s average gasoline price dropped to $4.109 per gallon, down 53.5 cents from a month ago but still above the national average. JBS USA is closing a beef plant in Pennsylvania and a Memphis facility, affecting 1,693 jobs, as the industry faces tight cattle supplies and high beef prices. TSMC’s U.S. shares jumped 6.9% Thursday, with Nvidia up 3.0%; both stocks and the PHLX Semiconductor Index posted strong weekly gains, while Intel and AMD also reached new highs. The OSFI reduced Canada’s Domestic Stability Buffer to 3.0%, allowing major banks more lending flexibility, which supported shares of TD and Royal Bank of Canada. Bombardier shares rose 4.41% amid ongoing attention to Canada’s aircraft and vessel luxury tax. Bradesco shares traded flat as Brazil’s central bank cut the Selic rate to 14.25% but maintained cautious guidance. Microsoft shares fell 2.9% for the week, underperforming the broader market, while investors look ahead to Micron’s earnings and new U.S. inflation data.