U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Monday.
The Dow traded up 0.18% to 38,744.60 while the NASDAQ rose 0.69% to 16,267.82. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.61% to 5,158.84.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares rose by 1.5% on Monday.
In trading on Friday, consumer staples shares fell by 0.4%.
Top Headline
Shares of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS) fell around 9% on Monday after the company reported mixed first-quarter financial results.
The company reported a first-quarter FY24 sales of $820.70 million, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $797.18 million. Adjusted EPS of $(0.03) missed the analyst consensus of $(0.01).
Equities Trading UP
- Perficient, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRFT) shares shot up 53% to $73.53 after the company disclosed an acquisition deal and first-quarter FY24 results.
- Shares of Strong Global Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:SGE) got a boost, surging 108% to $2.3783 fter FG Acquisition Corp. announced the proposed acquisition of Strong/MDI Screen Systems and the launch of Saltire Holdings.
- XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:XBP) shares were also up, gaining 53% to $3.2350. XBP Europe Holdings was recently awarded a $40 million multi-year contract for a nationwide transformation project for His Majesty's Passport Office.
Equities Trading DOWN
- Lyra Therapeutics, Inc (NASDAQ:LYRA) shares dropped 87% to $0.5363 after the company announced the ENLIGHTEN 1 trial did not meet its primary endpoint.
- Shares of GlycoMimetics, Inc (NASDAQ:GLYC) were down 79% to $0.3801 after the company announced topline results from its Phase 3 global pivotal study of uproleselan in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (R/R AML).
- EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ:EYPT) was down, falling 39% to $11.99 after the company's Phase 2 PAVIA trial of DURAVYU did not meet its pre-specified primary endpoint.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 1.1% to $78.95 while gold traded up 1.2% at $2,335.40.
Silver traded up 3.6% to $27.645 on Monday, while copper rose 1.4% to $4.6225.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.53%, Germany's DAX rose 0.96% and France's CAC 40 gained 0.49%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.58%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.51%.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei falling 0.1%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumping 0.55% and India's S&P BSE Sensex rising 0.02%.
Economics
No major economic reports will be released today.
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