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title:Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, Dow Gain As Consumer Sentiment Rises for First Time in Five Months
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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, Dow Gain As Consumer Sentiment Rises for First Time in Five Months
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Noah Weidner
Fri, December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM GMT 5 min read
[PRAX
+31.28%](/quote/PRAX/ "PRAX")
[DBRG
+45.88%](/quote/DBRG/ "DBRG")
*This live blog is refreshed periodically throughout the day with the latest updates from the market.****To find the latest [Stock Market Today](https://www.thestreet.com/tag/stock-market-today) threads, [click here](https://www.thestreet.com/tag/stock-market-today).***
**Happy Friday.**This is TheStreet’s Stock Market Today for Dec. 5, 2025. You can follow the latest updates on the market here in our daily live blog.
### Update: 12:00 p.m.
Midday Moers: Praxis Precision Medicines, DigitalBridge, Parsons, Argan, Warner Bros.
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Heading into midday, stocks have paled back from the morning's excitements, including the first rise in the UM Consumer Sentiment Index since July. There was also promising, albeit overdue data, in the form of September [PCE](https://www.thestreet.com/dictionary/p/personal-consumption-expenditures-index-pce) and Income/Spending.
While the talk of the town today has been the **Warner Bros. Discovery** (+3%) and **Netflix** (-3%) tie-up, there's a whole universe of stories out there. Here are today's midday movers, the top and bottom 20 stocks with at least a $2 billion [market cap](https://www.thestreet.com/dictionary/m/market-capitalization-market-cap):
### Movers
At the top of the movers list, **Praxis Precision Medicines** (+34%) is jumping to a 52-week high after announcing positive results from a phase three study of relutrigine for SCN8A Development and Epileptic Encephalopathies. The results were actually so strong that the study was stopped early for "efficacy."
Not far behind, digital infrastructure investment **DigitalBridge Group** (+30.6%) is jumping on news that it will be acquired by **SoftBank**. The Japanese multinational already has taken a vested interest in investments in this vein, making it an interesting fit.
Rounding out the list is **Rubrik** (+22.4%), which saw its revenues urge 48% year-over-year in its Q3 earnings, handily surpassing expectations.
Here's the full list of winners:
### Losers
On the other end of the market, **Parsons Corp** (-25.1%) is declining after losing the Federal Aviation Administration's new multibillion-dollar air traffic control modernization contract, which was awarded to Peraton.
Following that, energy construction company **Argan** (-12.9%) is declining after reporting its earnings. It's joined by **SentinelOne** (-10.1%), which issued a disappointing forecast and will see the departure of its current CFO.
### Update: 10:49 a.m.
Natural Gas Futures At Highest In Nearly Three Years
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Cold weather, record exports, and the threat of new gas-powered [AI](https://www.thestreet.com/tag/artificial-intelligence) data centers of liquefied natural gas are sending the energy commodity soaring. It's now at a 35 month high.
Here's a glimpse of natural gas futures over the past five years. The which just jumped to $5.443, continuing a months-long breakout. ng\_1 is now up 76% this year!
That's sure to be welcome news for oil & gas names. Today, the Energy SPDR fund is up nearly 1%.
### Update: 10:11 a.m.
Data Drive: UM Sentiment Arrives, Along With Overdue September Data
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We're getting most of today's big economic news all at once. Thankfully, it's mostly good news.
The preliminary UM Consumer Sentiment data for December is out just now, jumping to 53.3 (from an anemic 51 in the last report). The consensus as a 52, making this a small beat.
It's the index's first rise in five months. It also came with another sweetener: a decline in current and long-term [inflation](https://www.thestreet.com/dictionary/i/inflation) expectations, which were at their lowest in nearly a year, at 4.1% and 3.2% respectively.
### Overdue September PCE, Personal Spending/Income Arrives
Speaking of inflation, the Fed's chosen inflation metric -- Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) -- are also out, coming in mostly in line. The **PCE Price Index** rose 0.3% month-over-month to 2.8% year-over-year in September, while the **Core PCE Index** also rose 2.8% year-over-year (better than the +2.9% YoY expected).
In addition, **Personal Income** and **Spending** in September rose 0.4% (vs. +0.4% expected) and 0.3% month-over-month (better than the +0.5% expected).
### Market Reacts
Both data points were well received. The **Nasdaq** (+0.69%), **[S&P 500](https://www.thestreet.com/dictionary/s/s-p-500)**(+0.54%), and **Dow** (+0.50%) have lunged higher, while the **Russell 2000** (-0.19%) has remained relatively grounded.
### Update: 9:30 a.m. ET
Opening Bell
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The U.S. stock market is now open. The **Nasdaq** (+0.37%) is out in front among equity benchmarks, trailed by the **S&P 500** (+0.25%) and **Dow** (+0.15%). By contrast, the **Russell 2000** (-0.15%) seems to be paling back from two consecutive days of gains.
In continuous futures: **Natural Gas** (+4.38% to $5.285), **Silver** (+2.41% to $58.875), and **Gold** (+0.54% to $4,266.10) are all trading to the upside. **Brent Crude** (-0.13% to $63.18) is down.
The **10Y Treasury** also declined 0.8 bips to 4.10%.
### In Other News: Netflix To Buy HBO Parent
**Netflix** (-4.7%) and **Warner Bros. Discovery** (+3.2%) entered ["exclusive talks"](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hbo-max-parent-warner-bros-070709081.html) last night after a weeks-long bidding process for the HBO parent, but this morning, the company has shook on a deal which will see a $72 billion tie-up between the entertainment giants.
### Update: 8:32 a.m. ET
A.M. Update
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Good morning. We've arrived at the end of the week. U.S. equity futures are down by a few basis points, with just a few small reports on deck. Here's what to keep an eye out for:
### Economic Data + Events: PCE, Personal Income, UM Consumer Sentiment
Chief among reports today are the **Core PCE Price Index** report from September, along with the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Preliminary reading for December.
Here's the list of today's core events, per TradingEconomics:
### Earnings Today: Victoria's Secret
Today, **Victoria's Secret** is the only earnings report from a firm over $1 billion, per Nasdaq. That report, already out this morning, showed a 9% march in sales, as new CEO Hillary Super begins to see the fruit of the company's recent labors. The firm also raised its outlook. The stock is up over 9% in the premarket.
*This story was originally published by [TheStreet](https://www.thestreet.com/latest-news/stock-market-today-u-s-stocks-tick-up-ahead-of-pce-um-consumer-sentiment-data) on Dec 5, 2025, where it first appeared in the [Latest Business & Market News](https://www.thestreet.com/latest-news) section. Add TheStreet as a [Preferred Source by clicking here.](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=thestreet.com)*
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