US stock market indices opened higher, with Micron, ASML, and Broadcom surging; major lithium mining supply country halts exports, lithium mining stocks also soar! Cryptocurrencies rebound significantly

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U.S. stocks opened higher, with the three major indices rising. The Dow Jones up 0.53%, the Nasdaq up 0.75%, and the S&P 500 up 0.55%.

Supported by gains in Nvidia and Oracle shares, major stock indexes continued their upward trend from the previous trading day. The market is focused on upcoming earnings reports from Nvidia, S&P Global, and Snowflake.

Tesla rose 2.31%, Amazon increased 1.04%, Microsoft gained 0.97%, Apple fell 0.11%, and Google declined 0.21%.

The Livermore Chinese concept stock leader index opened down 0.1%. As of press time, among the components, BeiGene dropped over 3%, Tencent Music, Xpeng Motors, and NetEase fell more than 2%.

Semiconductor industry stocks surged. As of press time, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 1.67%, with Lam Research, Micron, ASML, and Broadcom all up over 3%.

IBM increased 1.25%, announcing it secured a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense valued at up to $112 million over a maximum of five years.

Lithium mining concept stocks soared. As of press time, Sigma Lithium surged over 28%, Albemarle rose over 7%, and Chilean mining chemicals increased over 4%. News reports indicate Zimbabwe has reportedly suspended exports of lithium concentrate and ore.

Stablecoin issuer Circle rose over 19%, with the company’s Q4 2025 adjusted EBITDA reaching $167 million, a year-over-year increase of 412%.

Storage concept stocks gained, with Seagate Technology and Western Digital rising over 3%.

In precious metals, as of press time, spot gold increased 0.78%, trading at $5,172.119 per ounce. Spot silver surged 3.34%, approaching the $90 mark.

Cryptocurrencies rebounded sharply, with Bitcoin up over 3.4% and Ethereum up over 6.3%.

WTI crude oil prices fell below $66 per barrel.

Additionally, investors are closely watching tensions between the U.S. and Iran this week. Last weekend, U.S. President Trump threatened to raise global tariffs to 15%, but on Tuesday, he ultimately implemented a 10% tariff on imported goods worldwide.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Tuesday that Trump will sign an executive order to increase tariffs to 15% where applicable. She stated, “We hope to keep it at 10%, while also exploring how to implement the 15% proposed by the President, because we want consistency.”

In his Tuesday night State of the Union address, Trump extensively discussed the economy, proposed government-supported retirement accounts for workers, and reiterated calls to ban large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes.