Stock Market 1 December 2025

Novo Nordisk B shares rose about 5% to 294.4 Danish crowns, helping lift the OMX Copenhagen 25 index by 1.67%. Healthcare stocks, including Novo and AstraZeneca, supported gains in Europe’s STOXX 600 as investors favored defensive sectors. In the U.S., equity markets will be closed Friday for Juneteenth. Intel shares surged 10.64% to $133.99 after President Donald Trump announced Apple will partner with Intel for U.S. chip design and manufacturing. Nvidia gained 2.95% Thursday, contributing to a 2.43% weekly rise for the Nasdaq, with semiconductor momentum and upcoming Micron results in focus. Butterfly Network climbed 55.9% for the week, ending at $8.90. QuantumScape rose 16.52% to $8.04 after Honda R&D signed a multi-year joint research deal. Accenture dropped 17.97% to $127.98 after reporting $18.72 billion in revenue and $19.32 billion in bookings. The Cboe Volatility Index fell 11.06% to 16.40 following a U.S.-Iran deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, though some market participants warn that options activity and income ETFs may be influencing volatility levels. Reliance Industries approved draft papers for a Jio Platforms IPO. Kardigan debuted on Nasdaq at $22, up 37.5% from its IPO price, raising $400 million. Tenon Medical fell 41.9% to $0.35 on heavy volume. Cisco ended a losing streak, up 1.88% at $119.54. Rocket Lab slipped 0.7% to $107.24 ahead of joining the Nasdaq-100. Wolfspeed gained 17.91% to $57.41 and filed to register up to 24.07 million shares for resale. Bloom Energy rose 15.4% to $328.91 as traders targeted AI power-infrastructure stocks. SoFi increased 2.8% to $17.91, with CEO Anthony Noto buying shares. Flex rose nearly 3% to $147.61 and will join the S&P 500. American Airlines gained 3.7% to $15.99 as oil prices fell. Take-Two climbed 4.93% to $239.28 after Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto VI preorders will open June 25.