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Stock Market News 4 January 2026

Shanghai Stock Exchange reopens Jan. 5: Shanghai Composite near 4,000 as AI-chip buzz builds

Shanghai Stock Exchange reopens Jan. 5: Shanghai Composite near 4,000 as AI-chip buzz builds

Mainland China’s A-shares resume trading Monday after a New Year break, with the Shanghai Composite last closing at 3,968.84, up 0.09%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 2.76% Friday, led by Baidu and Hua Hong Semiconductor gains. Shanghai Biren Technology surged 76% in its Hong Kong debut. Investors await China’s services PMI and December CPI data this week.
4 January 2026
Japan Exchange Group stock in focus as Tokyo Stock Exchange set to reopen Jan 5

Japan Exchange Group stock in focus as Tokyo Stock Exchange set to reopen Jan 5

Japan Exchange Group’s U.S.-traded ADR rose 0.1% to $10.67 as Tokyo shares last closed down 1.5% before the New Year break. Japan’s cash market remains shut, reopening Monday, Jan. 5. Investors await the first 2026 Tokyo session and upcoming U.S. jobs and inflation data for direction. CEO Hiromi Yamaji is set to speak at the exchange’s annual opening ceremony.
Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% to start 2026 as Wells Fargo credit line and options heat draw focus

Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% to start 2026 as Wells Fargo credit line and options heat draw focus

Bloom Energy shares jumped 13.6% to $98.69 Friday, with trading volume hitting 11.6 million and options activity doubling normal levels. The move followed news of a $600 million revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo. Implied volatility in Bloom’s options rose to nearly 98%. After-hours trading showed shares indicated near $99.60.
UEC stock jumps 12% as uranium miners rally into 2026 — what traders watch next

UEC stock jumps 12% as uranium miners rally into 2026 — what traders watch next

Uranium Energy Corp shares surged 12.2% to $13.11 on Friday, tracking a broad rally in uranium miners after Denison Mines announced readiness to start construction on its Phoenix ISR project. Denison’s Toronto shares jumped 13.7%, while Energy Fuels rose 15.4%. Uranium Energy’s stock remains below its 52-week high of $17.80. Trading volume reached 9 million shares, under its daily average.
4 January 2026
Centrus Energy stock jumps 12% to start 2026 — what LEU investors are watching next

Centrus Energy stock jumps 12% to start 2026 — what LEU investors are watching next

Centrus Energy shares jumped 12.25% to $272.50 Friday, breaking a four-day losing streak as U.S. nuclear-fuel stocks rallied on the first trading day of 2026. The company recently began centrifuge manufacturing in Ohio and launched a $1 billion at-the-market share offering. Denison Mines rose 13.9%, Uranium Energy gained 8%. Centrus’s next earnings report is scheduled for Feb. 5.
Eos Energy (EOSE) stock surges on heavy options flow — what traders are watching next

Eos Energy (EOSE) stock surges on heavy options flow — what traders are watching next

Eos Energy Enterprises shares jumped 13.18% to $12.97 Friday, with after-hours trading at $13.04. Options volume surged, led by long-dated calls, as short interest remained high at 29.7% of the float. The move followed a broader rally in energy-storage stocks and small caps. Eos manufactures zinc-bromine battery systems and recently secured a federal loan guarantee.
Aberdeen City Council meeting Jan. 5: property-tax appeals board, $205k excavator and bridge payment on agenda

Aberdeen City Council meeting Jan. 5: property-tax appeals board, $205k excavator and bridge payment on agenda

Aberdeen’s city council will vote Monday on forming a consolidated board of equalization with Brown County and the Aberdeen School District. The agenda includes a $205,143 excavator purchase and a $35,950 bridge project payment. The proposed board would hear property tax appeals in April. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building.
4 January 2026
CleanSpark stock today: CLSK jumps 14% as Bitcoin rebounds — what traders watch next

CleanSpark stock today: CLSK jumps 14% as Bitcoin rebounds — what traders watch next

CleanSpark shares jumped 14% Friday to $11.55, tracking gains in bitcoin and other crypto miners. About 22.2 million shares traded as bitcoin rose 1.7% to $91,200. CleanSpark last reported mining 587 bitcoin in November and holding 13,054 coins. Options activity and volatility fueled the move, with traders eyeing $12 as the next resistance level.
Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 15% ahead of Jan. 7 earnings as ChronoScale deal looms

Applied Digital (APLD) stock jumps 15% ahead of Jan. 7 earnings as ChronoScale deal looms

Applied Digital shares jumped 14.6% to $28.11 Friday, outpacing the Nasdaq and S&P 500 on the first trading day of 2026. The company last month agreed to combine its cloud unit with Ekso Bionics to form ChronoScale, expecting to own 97% of the new platform. Applied Digital signed a $5 billion, 15-year lease for 200 MW at its North Dakota site in October. Short interest stood at 31% of public float as of Dec. 15.
Sandisk stock today: SNDK ends last session up nearly 16% after board pick, with traders eyeing Jan. 29 earnings

Sandisk stock today: SNDK ends last session up nearly 16% after board pick, with traders eyeing Jan. 29 earnings

Sandisk shares jumped 15.95% to $275.24 on Friday, leading gains among U.S.-listed storage and memory stocks. The company appointed Alexander R. Bradley, CFO of First Solar, to its board and audit committee, effective Dec. 30. Micron Technology rose 10.5%, Western Digital gained about 9%, and Seagate Technology added 4.4% in the same session. Sandisk reports fiscal Q2 results on Jan. 29.
Baidu stock today: BIDU jumps on Kunlunxin Hong Kong IPO plan as AI-chip frenzy builds

Baidu stock today: BIDU jumps on Kunlunxin Hong Kong IPO plan as AI-chip frenzy builds

Baidu shares jumped 14.9% to $150.30 after the company said it confidentially filed to spin off its AI chip unit, Kunlunxin, in a Hong Kong IPO. The stock touched $151.05 intraday, near a 52-week high. Baidu has not finalized offering details and said the deal depends on regulatory approval. Jefferies raised its price target to $181, estimating Kunlunxin’s value at up to $23 billion.
4 January 2026
Fluence Energy (FLNC) stock jumps 16% to start 2026 — what traders are watching next

Fluence Energy (FLNC) stock jumps 16% to start 2026 — what traders are watching next

Fluence Energy shares jumped 16.3% to $23.01 Friday, leading gains in battery-storage and solar stocks during the first U.S. trading session of 2026. The move followed recent revenue guidance of $3.2–$3.6 billion for fiscal 2026 and a $5.3 billion backlog as of September 30. Fluence traded between $20.14 and $23.12, with a market cap near $4.21 billion.

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AMD stock rebounds 8% after post-earnings slump as payrolls, CPI loom

AMD stock rebounds 8% after post-earnings slump as payrolls, CPI loom

7 February 2026
AMD shares jumped 8.2% to $208.44 Friday, rebounding after a 13% plunge earlier in the week on weak guidance and AI competition fears. The Philadelphia semiconductor index rose 5.7% as chip stocks led a broader market rally. Investors are awaiting next week’s U.S. payrolls and inflation data, which could shift rate expectations for tech.
Netflix stock price ends higher as DOJ widens review of Warner deal — what to watch next week

Netflix stock price ends higher as DOJ widens review of Warner deal — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Netflix shares rose 1.6% to $82.20 Friday as the Justice Department expanded its antitrust review of the company’s planned $82.7 billion Warner Bros Discovery acquisition. A Wall Street Journal report said investigators are probing possible anti-competitive tactics. Director Reed Hastings reported a transfer of 241,944 shares via a family trust, according to an SEC filing.
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