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Nov 5, 2025 12:20 PM

Crude Oil Down 1%; Solid Power Shares Spike Higher

U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 200 points on Wednesday.

The Dow traded up 0.34% to 47,247.64 while the NASDAQ gained 0.96% to 23,572.70. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.67% to 6,817.18.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsCommunication services shares jumped by 1.7% on Wednesday.

In trading on Wednesday, real estate stocks fell by 0.1%.

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U.S. crude oil inventories surged by 5.202 million barrels in the week ending Oct. 31, compared to market estimates of a 0.6-million increase.

Equities Trading UP           

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW) shares shot up 37% to $5.13 after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter EPS results.

Shares of SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX) got a boost, surging 27% to $1.87 after SMX and ...