Mid-Day Market Update: Crude Oil Down 1%; Celldex Therapeutics Shares Spike Higher
Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded up 0.28% to 34,967.12 while the NASDAQ rose 0.08% to 14,714.09. The SP also rose, gaining 0.23% to 4,379.69. The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 33,854,110 cases with around 607,150 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 30,874,370 cases and 408,760 deaths, while Brazil reported over 19,089,940 COVID-19 cases with 533,480 deaths. In total, there were at least 186,846,570 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 4,032,630 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Leading and Lagging Sectors Financial shares rose by 0.6% on Monday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included State Auto Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: STFC ), up 194%, and 1st Constitution Bancorp (NASDAQ: FCCY ), up 5%. In trading on Monday, consumer staples shares fell 0.3%. Top Headline Novo Nordisk A|S (NYSE: NVO ) will acquire Prothena Corporation plc''s (NASDAQ: PRTA ) clinical stage antibody PRX004 and broader
Mid-Day Market Update: Crude Oil Down 1%; Celldex Therapeutics Shares Spike Higher
Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded up 0.28% to 34,967.12 while the NASDAQ rose 0.08% to 14,714.09. The SP also rose, gaining 0.23% to 4,379.69. The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 33,854,110 cases with around 607,150 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 30,874,370 cases and 408,760 deaths, while Brazil reported over 19,089,940 COVID-19 cases with 533,480 deaths. In total, there were at least 186,846,570 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 4,032,630 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Leading and Lagging Sectors Financial shares rose by 0.6% on Monday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included State Auto Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: STFC ), up 194%, and 1st Constitution Bancorp (NASDAQ: FCCY ), up 5%. In trading on Monday, consumer staples shares fell 0.3%. Top Headline Novo Nordisk A|S (NYSE: NVO ) will acquire Prothena Corporation plc''s (NASDAQ: PRTA ) clinical stage antibody PRX004 and broader