U.S. Stocks Rise, European Stocks Rise, Bitcoin Rose Over 3.9%, OpenAI Plans to Challenge Google's Browser Domain, Trump's Company is Considering Developing a Cryptocurrency Payment Service

According to Zhitong Finance, on Thursday, the three major indices rose, with Netflix hitting a new high for four consecutive trading days, and NVIDIA reaching a new intraday high.

The three major indices closed mixed on Thursday, with the Dow gaining over 460 points. Among the stocks, Netflix hit a new high for four consecutive trading days, and NVIDIA reached a new intraday high. Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that the labor market has stabilized and may need to slow down the pace of interest rate cuts.

As of the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 461.88 points, an increase of 1.06%, closing at 43,870.35 points; the Nasdaq rose 6.28 points, an increase of 0.03%, closing at 18,972.42 points; the S&P 500 index rose 31.60 points, an increase of 0.53%, closing at 5,948.71 points.

Among the 30 stocks in the Dow, 28 closed up and 2 closed down. The top gainers were UnitedHealth (UNH.US), up 2.66%, Chevron (CVX.US), up 2.23%, and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.US), up 1.96%. The top losers were MicroStrategy (MSTR.US), down 16.04%, and Salesforce (CRM.US), down 0.33%.

In the broader market, the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell 1%, EHang Intelligent (EH.US) fell 13%, and Alibaba (BABA.US) fell 1.3%.

In European stock markets, the German DAX 30 index rose 159.41 points, an increase of 0.84%, closing at 19,160.65 points; the UK FTSE 100 index rose 63.45 points, an increase of 0.78%, closing at 8,148.52 points; the French CAC 40 index rose 14.87 points, an increase of 0.21%, closing at 7,213.32 points; the Euro Stoxx 50 index rose 27.74 points, an increase of 0.59%, closing at 4,757.45 points; the Spanish IBEX 35 index rose 27.50 points, an increase of 0.24%, closing at 11,617.00 points; the Italian FTSE MIB index rose 64.30 points, an increase of 0.19%, closing at 33,292.00 points.

In Asia-Pacific stock markets, the Nikkei 225 index fell 0.85%, the Jakarta Composite Index in Indonesia fell 0.55%, and the KOSPI index in South Korea rose 0.18%.

In commodities markets, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $1.35, an increase of 1.96%, closing at $70.10 per barrel. The price of Brent crude oil futures for January delivery on the Intercontinental Exchange rose $1.44, an increase of 1.98%, closing at $74.25 per barrel.

Precious metals: Spot gold rose 0.5%, trading at $2,663.

Base metals: LME copper futures closed down $81, trading at $9,008 per ton. LME aluminum futures closed down $12, trading at $2,632 per ton. LME zinc futures closed up $2, trading at $2,990 per ton. LME lead futures closed down $22, trading at $1,999 per ton. LME nickel futures closed down $192, trading at $15,714 per ton. LME tin futures closed down $276, trading at $28,750 per ton. LME cobalt futures closed flat, trading at $24,300 per ton.

In cryptocurrency markets, Bitcoin rose over 3.9%, trading at $97,982.15 per coin, and Ethereum rose nearly 9%, trading at $3,345.24 per coin.

In macroeconomic news, SEC Chairman Gensler plans to resign in January next year. According to reports, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Thursday that its chairman Gary Gensler will resign on January 20 after the Trump administration takes over. "I thank President Biden for giving me this incredible responsibility." "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has completed