Nasdaq Edges Higher; Crude Oil Falls Sharply
U.S. stocks pared some losses midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite turning higher on Thursday. The Dow traded down 0.23% to 32,737.00 while the NASDAQ rose 0.05% to 12,674.01. The SP also fell, dropping, 0.10% to 4,151.02. Also check this: Starbucks, Yum! Brands And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Wednesday Leading and Lagging Sectors Utilities shares climbed 0.7% on Thursday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG ), up 5% and Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NYSE: NOVA ) up 5%. In trading on Thursday, energy shares fell 2.1%. Top Headline The trade deficit in the US shrank by $5.3 billion to a six-month low level of $79.6 billion in June. Exports from the US rose by 1.7%, while imports declined 0.3% during the month. Equities Trading UP InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NVIV ) shares shot up 174% to $12.10 after gaining over 12% on Wednesday. Shares of ChemoCentryx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCXI ) got a boost, shooting 109% to $50.35 after the company, and Amgen, announced an agreement under which Amgen will acquire the company for $52 …
Nasdaq Edges Higher; Crude Oil Falls Sharply
U.S. stocks pared some losses midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite turning higher on Thursday. The Dow traded down 0.23% to 32,737.00 while the NASDAQ rose 0.05% to 12,674.01. The SP also fell, dropping, 0.10% to 4,151.02. Also check this: Starbucks, Yum! Brands And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Wednesday Leading and Lagging Sectors Utilities shares climbed 0.7% on Thursday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG ), up 5% and Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NYSE: NOVA ) up 5%. In trading on Thursday, energy shares fell 2.1%. Top Headline The trade deficit in the US shrank by $5.3 billion to a six-month low level of $79.6 billion in June. Exports from the US rose by 1.7%, while imports declined 0.3% during the month. Equities Trading UP InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NVIV ) shares shot up 174% to $12.10 after gaining over 12% on Wednesday. Shares of ChemoCentryx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCXI ) got a boost, shooting 109% to $50.35 after the company, and Amgen, announced an agreement under which Amgen will acquire the company for $52 …