Crude Oil Down Over 1%; Mercury Systems Shares Spike Higher
Crude Oil Down Over 1%; Mercury Systems Shares Spike Higher
U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 250 points on Wednesday.
美國股市在交易快要結束時漲跌互現，道瓊斯指數週三上漲約250點。
The Dow traded up 0.65% to 40,022.71 while the NASDAQ fell 0.20% to 17,153.85. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.24% to 5,447.57.
道瓊斯指數上漲0.65％，至40,022.71點，而納斯達克指數下跌0.20％，至17,153.85點。標準普爾500指數也上漲了0.24％，至5,447.57點。
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Financials shares climbed by 1.1% on Tuesday.
領先和落後行業
週二，金融股上漲了1.1％。
In trading on Tuesday, communication services shares fell 1.3%.
在週二的交易中，通信服務股下跌了1.3％。
Top Headline
熱門標題
UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) posted strong second-quarter earnings.
瑞銀集團股份公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：UBS）公佈了強勁的第二季度收益。
UBS Group reported second-quarter FY24 sales of $11.9 billion, up 25% Y/Y, beating the consensus of $11.3 billion.
瑞銀集團報告稱，24財年第二季度銷售額爲119億美元，同比增長25％，超過市場普遍預期的113億美元。
Underlying operating profit before tax reached $2.06 billion, significantly higher than $891 million a year ago. EPS of 34 cents beat the consensus of 12 cents.
稅前基礎營業利潤達到20.6億美元，大大高於去年同期的8.91億美元。每股收益爲34美分，超過了市場普遍預期的12美分。
Equities Trading UP
股票交易上漲
- Avalon Globocare Corp (NASDAQ:ALBT) shares shot up 119% to $0.5754 after the company announced its Laboratory Services MSO, LLC has begun manufacturing the GeeWhiz external male catheter.
- Shares of Digital Ally Inc (NASDAQ:DGLY) got a boost, surging 72% to $1.4436 after the company was granted a U.S. Patent for tracking and analysis of drivers within a fleet of vehicles.
- Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) shares were also up, gaining 18% to $40.08 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results.
- Avalon Globocare Corp（納斯達克股票代碼：ALBT）宣佈其實驗室服務MSO, LLC已開始生產GeeWhiz外置男性導管後，股價上漲119％，至0.5754美元。
- Digital Ally Inc（納斯達克股票代碼：DGLY）的股價上漲，上漲72％，至1.4436美元，此前該公司獲得了追蹤和分析車隊內司機的美國專利。
- 水星系統公司（納斯達克股票代碼：MRCY）股價也上漲了18％，至40.08美元，此前該公司公佈的第四季度財務業績好於預期。
Equities Trading DOWN
股票交易下跌
- Ouster Inc (NYSE:OUST) shares dropped 26% to $8.07 after the company reported worse-than-expected second-quarter sales results and issued third-quarter revenue guidance below estimates.
- Shares of Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRCA) were down 35% to $3.4392. On Wednesday, dermatology drug developer Verrica Pharmaceuticals released preliminary results from Part 2 of its Phase 2 trial of VP-315 for basal cell carcinoma.
- European Wax Center Inc (NASDAQ:EWCZ) was down, falling 28% to $5.01 after the company reported second quarter fiscal year 2024 results and named David Berg as Chief Executive Officer.
- Ouster Inc（紐約證券交易所代碼：OUST）股價下跌26％，至8.07美元，此前該公司公佈的第二季度銷售業績低於預期，併發布的第三季度收入指引低於預期。
- Verrica Pharmicals Inc（納斯達克股票代碼：VRCA）的股價下跌了35％，至3.4392美元。皮膚科藥物開發商Verrica Pharmicals週三公佈了其針對基底細胞癌的 VP-315 二期試驗第二部分的初步結果。
- 歐洲蠟像中心公司（納斯達克股票代碼：EWCZ）下跌28％，至5.01美元，此前該公司公佈了2024財年第二季度業績，並任命戴維·伯格爲首席執行官。
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1.5% to $77.14 while gold traded down 1.1% at $2,480.10.
大宗商品
在大宗商品新聞方面，石油價格下跌1.5％，至77.14美元，而黃金下跌1.1％，至2,480.10美元。
Silver traded down 1.5% to $27.37 on Wednesday, while copper fell 0.3% to $4.0410.
週三，白銀下跌1.5％，至27.37美元，而銅價下跌0.3％，至4.0410美元。
Euro zone
歐元區
European shares closed higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.49%, Germany's DAX rose 0.41% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.79%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.27%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.56%.
歐洲股市今天收高。歐元區斯托克600指數上漲0.49％，德國DAX指數上漲0.41％，法國CAC 40指數上漲0.79％。西班牙的IBEX 35指數上漲0.27％，而倫敦富時100指數上漲0.56％。
Asia Pacific Markets
亞太市場
Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 jumping 0.58%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.35%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.60% and S&P BSE Sensex rising 0.19%.
週三亞洲市場收盤漲跌互現，日本日經225指數上漲0.58％，香港恒生指數下跌0.35％，中國上證綜合指數下跌0.60％，標普BSE Sensex上漲0.19％。
Economics
經濟學
- Headline CPI inflation fell from 3% in June to 2.9% in July 2024 on a year-over-year basis, falling short of the consensus forecast of 3% tracked by TradingEconomics.
- On a monthly basis, inflation increased by 0.2% in July, rebounding from the previous month's contraction of 0.1% and matching estimates of 0.2%.
- U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 1.357 million barrels in the week ending Aug. 9, ending a six-week streak of declines.
- 總體消費者價格指數通脹率同比從6月的3％下降到2024年7月的2.9％，低於TradingEconomics追蹤的3％的共識預測。
- 按月計算，7月份的通貨膨脹率增長了0.2％，從上個月的收縮0.1％和0.2％的預期中反彈。
- 截至8月9日的一週內，美國原油庫存增加了135.7萬桶，結束了連續六週的下降。
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