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U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday as investors moved back into the AI trade, lifting the S&P 500 by 1% and the Nasdaq by 1.6%.

Alphabet led the market higher with a 6% jump fueled by optimism around its newly launched Gemini 3 AI model, while Nvidia climbed more than 3% ahead of earnings expected to show strong AI-driven demand.

The rally followed several days of tech-led declines amid concerns that AI valuations had grown overheated.

Earlier in the week, major indexes posted multiple losing sessions, Bitcoin briefly fell below $90,000, and gold prices bounced from a one-week low.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Freight Technologies Inc (FRGT) is up 51.96% today to trade at the current level of $1.0. This comes after the company announced the commercial launch of Zayren - AI-Powered Freight Rate Prediction & Carrier Matching Platform.

Kazia Therapeutics Limited ADR (KZIA) zoomed 41.40% in today’s trade to $8.14 after announcing that an FDA expanded-access patient with stage IV TNBC receiving paxalisib and pembrolizumab with chemo reached an initial immune-complete response.

In current trading, Autozi Internet Technology (Global) Ltd (AZI) stock is at $0.1 after announcing a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Wanshan International Trading Co. to jointly build and operate a cross-border supply-chain cloud platform.

Zynex, Inc. (ZYXI) rose 40.73% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $0.59 after reporting third quarter 2025 financial results.

In the current trading session, Nuburu Inc (BURU) jumped 11.87% to $0.23 over a previous close of $0.2 after announcing the successful execution of the first €2 million in financial support to Tekne S.p.A.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Allient Inc (ALNT) is about to trade ex-dividend tomorrow, meaning that investors who buy the stock after tomorrow will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.03 per share. It has fixed November 20 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on December 04. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.12 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, ALNT has a trailing yield of 0.23% on the current stock price of $52.17.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Applied Materials Inc (AMAT), having a market capitalization of $184.80B. It will pay a dividend of $0.46 per share, the payment date of which is December 11. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 0.74%.

Shares of Marriott International, Inc (MAR) will be the talk of the stock market on Thursday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.67 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $2.60 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that MAR has a trailing yield of 0.92% on the current share price of $283.64.

LKQ Corp (LKQ) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from LKQ will amount to $0.3 per share. November 20 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for December 04. In the previous year, LKQ distributed a total of $1.20 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for LKQ stands at 4.01% based on the current stock price of $29.89.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) will be paying out a dividend of $0.91 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of November 20. Over the past 12 months, MSFT has paid out a total of $3.32 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, MSFT boasts an impressive trailing yield of 0.67% on the current share price of $494.58.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Bitcoin ATMs were spotted across major Nairobi malls shortly after Kenya enacted its first comprehensive crypto law, testing regulators who maintain that no provider is yet authorized.

• New Hampshire approved a $100 million municipal bond backed by Bitcoin, reportedly the first structure of its kind at the U.S. state level.

• Bitcoin ETFs are approaching $3 billion in net outflows for November, setting up their worst month yet as BlackRock records its biggest day of redemptions.

• Global bank regulators plan to revisit strict crypto rules after the U.S. and U.K. refused to adopt them, threatening the Basel Committee’s long-standing consensus.

• Ondo Global Markets received regulatory approval to offer tokenized stocks to European investors.

• Kraken now values itself at $20 billion after securing $800 million in funding to support its global expansion.

Most Shorted Stocks

LENZ Therapeutics Inc (LENZ) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 24.82% short interest. The days to cover ratio, a measure of how long it would take for all the short positions to be covered based on average trading volume, is 6.5. This represents a change of 1572769 shares, which corresponds to a 27.80% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $201.34 million. The average daily volume stands at 904.68K shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $871.43M.

The Cambium Networks Corp with the symbol CMBM currently has a short interest of 53.28%. The short interest has changed by 4831827 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 0.1. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $18.19 million. On an average day, 15.37M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $80.01M.

For the stock Opendoor Technologies Inc (OPEN), the current short interest is at 22.60%. This represents a significant short interest change of 1959509 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 1.22%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 1.6. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $1.16 billion.

With the symbol REAL, the stock currently has a short interest of 23.43%. The short interest change is 505256 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 2.10%. It would take approximately 7.7 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $2.2 billion. The company boasts an average daily volume of 4.09M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $1.57B.

The stock TRIP has a current short interest of 21.80%. The short interest percentage has experienced decrease of -1.41% while there was a change of -350178 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 12.3. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $357.74 million. Trading activity averages at 2.49M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $1.70B.

AI Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) emerges as a high-quality stock in the AI industry, attaining an impressive score of 55. The stock's profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score are strong. However, its financial strength is weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of growth, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Arm Holdings plc. ADR (ARM) as a high-quality AI stock today, presenting a Score of 55. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak performance. The growth, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Broadcom Inc (AVGO) has the ST Score of 55, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, growth, and Piotroski Score but weak in financial strength. Stock sentiment, and forecasts suggest a neutral outlook.

Monolithic Power System Inc (MPWR) stock has the ST Score of 55 which implies that the AI company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its profitability, performance, and financial strength. However, it shows neutral outlook in growth, stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast.

Twilio Inc (TWLO) currently has the ST Score of 56, which signifies a huge upward potential. The AI stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. The stock's growth, stock sentiment, and forecast indicate a neutral outlook.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading. Good luck out there!

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Stocks Telegraph Team

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