Stock Market Live December 22: Gold, Silver, and Nvidia Rallies Drive S&P 500 (VOO) Higher
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Stock Market Live December 22: Gold, Silver, and Nvidia Rallies Drive S&P 500 (VOO) Higher
"Another holiday-shortened trading week begins today, and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ( NYSEMKT: VOO) is feeling the Christmas spirit. The ETF opened up 0.6% Monday. Helping to fuel the rally is again Nvidia ( Nasdaq: NVDA), which plans to begin shipments of its H200 AI chip to China in February. Initial orders are said to total anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000 H200 chips."
"At prices as high as $40,000 per ship, that's as much as $3.2 billion in revenue for Nvidia, all in one go. In precious metal news, gold prices are up another 1% at $4,443.10 per ounce today. Silver is up 2.3% to $69.06 per ounce. Gold prices are up 68% so far this year, and silver prices have more than doubled."
"And in M&A news, asset manager Janus Henderson ( NYSE: JHG) just announced it will sell itself to Trian and General Catalyst for $49 per share cash in a deal valued at $7.4 billion. Janus stock is up nearly 4% on the news. Earnings There's not a lot happening on the earnings front this week, but this morning office paper supplier Ennis ( NYSE: EBF) beat earnings by a penny with $0.42 per share earned in Q3 2025."
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) opened up 0.6% Monday as another holiday-shortened trading week began. Nvidia plans to begin shipments of its H200 AI chip to China in February with initial orders estimated between 40,000 and 80,000 units. At prices up to $40,000 per chip, the shipments could generate as much as $3.2 billion in revenue. Gold rose about 1% to $4,443.10 per ounce and silver gained 2.3% to $69.06 per ounce, with gold up 68% year-to-date and silver having more than doubled. Asset manager Janus Henderson agreed to be acquired for $49 per share in a $7.4 billion deal. Office paper supplier Ennis beat Q3 earnings at $0.42 per share on $100.2 million revenue and saw its stock rise nearly 3%.
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