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U.S. stocks climbed into a holiday-shortened week, led by the Nasdaq, with futures up 0.7%, while the S&P 500 and Dow each gained about 0.5%.

Tech shares extended their rebound on renewed AI optimism around Nvidia and Oracle, as softer inflation and labor data kept 2026 rate-cut expectations intact.

Meanwhile, Venezuela-related tensions lifted gold and silver to record highs and pushed oil prices higher, with investors now watching delayed Q3 GDP and PCE inflation data ahead of Christmas market closures.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Sidus Space Inc (SIDU) is up 91.00% today to trade at the current level of $2.22. This comes after the company announced it was selected as a contract awardee under the Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD IDIQ contract, which has a total ceiling of $151 billion.

Brenmiller Energy Ltd (BNRG) zoomed 21.62% in today’s trade to $0.81. The company issued a letter from its Chief Executive Officer, Avi Brenmiller.

In current trading, KULR Technology Group Inc (KULR) stock is at $3.78 after announcing a six-month pause on the at-the-market equity offering program.

Invivyd Inc (IVVD) rose 15.66% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $2.66. BTIG initiated coverage of the company with a "Buy" rating and a $10 price target.

In the current trading session, SEALSQ Corp (LAES) jumped 11.07% to $4.66 over a previous close of $4.2 after issuing a year-end letter to shareholders from its Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Moreira.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Balchem Corp (BCPC) 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 $0.96 per share. It has fixed December 23 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on January 20. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.87 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, BCPC has a trailing yield of 0.55% on the current stock price of $157.36.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Hackett Group Inc (HCKT), having a market capitalization of $546.42M. It will pay a dividend of $0.12 per share, with a payment date of January 9. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 2.33%.

Shares of Monroe Capital Corp (MRCC) will be the talk of the stock market on Tuesday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.18 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.00 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that MRCC has a trailing yield of 15.35% on the current share price of $6.51.

QCR Holding, Inc (QCRH) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from QCRH will amount to $0.06 per share. December 23 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for January 07. In the previous year, QCRH distributed a total of $0.24 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for QCRH stands at 0.28% based on the current stock price of $86.18.

Bank First Corp (BFC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.45 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of December 24. Over the past 12 months, BFC has paid out a total of $1.77 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, BFC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 1.33% on the current share price of $133.46.

Crypto Market Highlights

• JPMorgan Chase is considering offering cryptocurrency trading to institutional clients, signaling a major expansion of digital asset services by a traditional banking giant.

• Coinbase has agreed to acquire on-chain prediction markets startup The Clearing Company, advancing its strategy to become an “Everything Exchange” with a wide range of investment products.

• Ghana has legalized cryptocurrency trading by introducing a regulatory framework to govern the digital asset industry.

• Aave faced backlash from key stakeholders after a governance proposal concerning ownership of its brand assets was escalated to a Snapshot vote without resolving prior discussions.

• Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) has released a whitelist of 29 licensed crypto platforms, clarifying which exchanges are legally permitted to operate in the country.

Most Shorted Stocks

Biodexa Pharmaceuticals Plc ADR (BDRX) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 20.08% 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 1.9. This represents a change of 85187 shares, which corresponds to a 218.93% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $0.42 million. The average daily volume stands at 1.00M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $2.11M.

The Xerox Holdings Corp with the symbol XRX currently has a short interest of 19.48%. The short interest has changed by 1770000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 4.8. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $60.02 million. On an average day, 4.15M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $339.69M.

For the stock Sphere Entertainment Co (SPHR), the current short interest is at 25.52%. This represents a significant short interest change of -138242 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage decrease of -1.93%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 8.7. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $674.57 million.

With the symbol SERV, the stock currently has a short interest of 24.99%. The short interest change is 1058390 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 7.80%. It would take approximately 3.1 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $76.61 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 10.03M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $812.99M.

The stock HRTX has a current short interest of 20.84%. The short interest percentage has experienced decrease of -1.71% while there was a change of -626046 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 17.1. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $19.31 million. Trading activity averages at 1.92M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $242.04M.

Upcoming IPOs

Newbridge Acquisition Limited (NBRG) is all set for its debut on the NASDAQ exchange on December 23. They are offering shares at a fixed price $10.00. With a total of 5,000,000 shares available, the company aims to raise approximately $50.00M through this IPO.

Libera Gaming Operations, Inc. (LBRJ) will be entering the market with its IPO on December 30, on the NASDAQ exchange. They are offering shares in the price range of $4.00 to $6.00. They plan to offer 1,250,000 shares, targeting a deal size of $6.25M.

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

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Stocks Telegraph Team

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