U.S. stocks rebounded Friday as easing oil prices helped investors look past rising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike. 

As of 11:40 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 500 points, or 0.96%, while the S&P 500 rose 1.01% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.22%, snapping attention away from four straight sessions of losses. 

WTI crude fell 3% to $99.28 a barrel, while Brent dropped 3.1% to $104.32, though both remained up roughly 8% for the week. 

August CPI increased 0.4% monthly and 3.4% annually, while core CPI rose 0.3%. Markets priced an 85.6% chance of a 25-basis-point Fed hike.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Stewards Inc (SWRD) is up 59.64% today to trade at the current level of $3.56 after its Nasdaq uplisting and index inclusion ignited a wave of momentum buying.

TruGolf Holdings Inc (TRUG) zoomed 49.91% in today’s trade to $0.55 after Polymath — set to be acquired by TruGolf — announced a partnership with High Ridge Trust to integrate tokenization technology for regulated digital securities.

In current trading, Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp (AENT) stock is at $7.08 after reporting fiscal 2026 revenue up 8% to $1.15 billion.

Li Bang International Corp Inc (LBGJ) soared 20.48% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $2.34 on viral social media buzz about its nano-cap status.

In the current trading session, Freecast Inc (CAST) jumped 16.16% to $1.51 over a previous close of $1.3 after announcing its launch on investor social media platform Stocktwits.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

First Financial Bankshares Inc (FFIN) is about to trade ex-dividend Monday, 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 $0.22 per share. It has set September 14 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on October 01. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.79 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, FFIN has a trailing yield of 2.39% on the current stock price of $33.07.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends on Monday is Golub Capital BDC Inc (GBDC), having a market capitalization of $3.32B. It will pay a dividend of $0.33 per share, the payment date of which is September 29. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 11.25%.

Shares of U.S. Global Investors Inc (GROW) will be the talk of stock market on Monday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.01 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.10 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that GROW has a trailing yield of 3.29% on the current share price of $2.92.

Ares Capital Corp (ARCC) is also set to go ex-dividend on Tuesday. The next dividend payment from ARCC will amount to $0.48 per share. September 15 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for September 30. In the previous year, ARCC distributed a total of $1.92 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for ARCC stands at 9.71% based on the current stock price of $19.76.

BCP Investment Corp (BCIC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.09 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of December 15. Over the past 12 months, BCIC has paid out a total of $1.24 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, BCIC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 17.41% on the current share price of $7.11.

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Crypto Market Highlights

• UniCredit Bank is looking for a technology provider to build infrastructure for digital-asset trading, custody, and access to tokenized investment products.

• Standard Chartered has initiated coverage of Sky’s SKY token with a $0.325 price target for 2028, roughly five times the $0.065 level cited in its report.

• India’s securities regulator and central bank have launched a tokenized corporate bond pilot, with three companies issuing a combined ₹10.25 billion (~$107 million) through the new infrastructure.

• Bitwise plans to liquidate its Dogecoin ETF in October, less than a year after launching the fund.

• Europe’s securities regulator warned that closer links between crypto markets and traditional finance could increase the risk of financial shocks spreading across the broader system.

Most Shorted Stocks

Tango Therapeutics Inc (TNGX) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 27.04% 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 19.7. This represents a change of -558619 shares, which corresponds to a -1.29% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $991.09 million. The average daily volume stands at 3.23M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $3.92B.

The TripAdvisor Inc with the symbol TRIP currently has a short interest of 25.78%. The short interest has changed by 1544967 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 10.2. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $266.21 million. On an average day, 3.72M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $1.05B.

With the symbol FCEL, the stock currently has a short interest of 26.59%. The short interest change is 3,287,047 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 19.55%. It would take approximately 2.7 days to cover all the short positions. The shorted shares' value is estimated to be around $346.31 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 10.76M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $1.30B.

The stock MPT has a current short interest of 25.60%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 3.86% while there was a change of 5574317 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 20.9. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $74.57 million. Trading activity averages at 7.16M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $2.22B.

Energy Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Centuri Holdings Inc (CTRI) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Energy industry, attaining an impressive score of 63. The stock's performance, growth, financial strength, and Piotroski Score are strong. However, its profitability are weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Dorian LPG Ltd (LPG) as a high-quality Energy stock today, presenting a Score of 67. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak growth. The stock sentiment and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Scorpio Tankers Inc (STNG) has the ST Score of 63, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score but weak in growth. Stock sentiment and forecasts suggest a neutral outlook.

Imperial Petroleum Inc (IMPP) stock has the ST Score of 64 which implies that the Energy company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. However, it shows neutral outlook in performance, growth, stock sentiment, and forecast.

International Seaways Inc (INSW) currently has the ST Score of 64, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Energy stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. The stock's growth, stock sentiment, and forecast indicate a neutral outlook.

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

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