US Stocks Higher; Target Posts Upbeat Earnings
US Stocks Higher; Target Posts Upbeat Earnings
In trading on Tuesday, real estate shares fell by 0.4%.U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 50 points on Tuesday.
美國股市在週二上午交易時上漲，道瓊斯指數上漲了約50點。
The Dow traded up 0.13% to 40,886.56 while the NASDAQ rose 0.49% to 17,904.16. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.35% to 5,616.74.
道瓊斯指數上漲0.13%，至40，886.56，納斯達克上漲0.49%，至17，904.16，標準普爾500指數也上漲0.35%，至5，616.74。
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Consumer discretionary shares climbed by 1.2% on Tuesday.
領漲與跌幅最大的板塊：
消費股在週二上漲了1.2%。
In trading on Tuesday, real estate shares fell by 0.4%.
在週二的交易中，房地產股下跌了0.4%。
Top Headline
頭條新聞：
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised FY24 EPS outlook.
Target Corporation（紐交所：TGT）發佈了超出預期的第二季度財務結果，並提高了FY24每股收益展望。
Quarterly adjusted earnings per share totaled $2.57 (+40%), beating the street view of $2.20. Target reported sales of $25.45 billion (+2.7%), exceeding the analyst consensus of $25.229 billion.
每股攤薄調整後收益爲2.57美元（+40％），超過了街道預期的2.20美元。目標公司的銷售額爲254.5億美元（+2.7％），超過了分析師共識的252.29億美元。
Equities Trading UP
股票上漲：
- Revelation Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:REVB) shares shot up 194% to $0.4361.
- Shares of Smart for Life, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMFL) got a boost, surging 99% to $1.92 after the company said it is negotiating the acquisition of four health and wellness targets.
- Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. (NASDAQ:SDIG) shares were also up, gaining 94% to $9.71 after the company announced it entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Bitfarms.
- Revelation Biosciences, Inc.（納斯達克：REVB）股價飆升194%，至0.4361美元。
- Smart for Life, Inc.（納斯達克：SMFL）股票受到提振，激增99%，至1.92美元，該公司表示正在洽談收購四個健康和健康目標。
- Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.（納斯達克：SDIG）股價也上漲，漲幅爲94%，至9.71美元，該公司宣佈已達成確定性併購協議，將被Bitfarms收購。
Equities Trading DOWN
股票下跌：
- Eyenovia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EYEN) shares dropped 43% to $0.3819 after the company announced the pricing of $5.14 million public offering.
- Shares of Mynaric AG (NASDAQ:MYNA) were down 24% to $1.3897.
- Santech Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:STEC) was down, falling 17% to $0.3595.
- Eyenovia, Inc.（納斯達克：EYEN）股價下跌43%，至0.3819美元，該公司宣佈定價爲514萬美元公開發行。
- Mynaric AG（納斯達克：MYNA）股價下跌24%，至1.3897美元。
- Santech Holdings Limited（納斯達克：STEC）下跌17%，至0.3595美元。
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.6% to $73.61 while gold traded down 0.4% at $2,538.10.
商品雜項
在商品資訊中，石油上漲0.6%，至73.61美元，而黃金下跌0.4%，至2,538.10美元。
Silver traded down 0.5% to $29.36 on Wednesday, while copper rose 0.2% to $4.1675.
白銀週三下跌0.5%，至29.36美元，而銅上漲0.2%，至4.1675美元。
Euro zone
歐元區：
European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.3%, Germany's DAX rose 0.5% and France's CAC 40 gained 0.4%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.1%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%.
歐洲股市今天大多上漲。歐元區的STOXX 600指數上漲0.3%，德國的DAX指數上漲0.5%，法國的CAC 40指數上漲0.4%。西班牙的IBEX 35指數上漲0.1%，而倫敦的FTSE 100指數下跌0.1%。
The annual inflation rate in the Eurozone increased to 2.6% in July from 2.5% in the prior month, while current account surplus rose to €52.4 billion in June from €32.4 billion a year ago. Italy's current account surplus widened to EUR 4,885 billion in June from EUR 1,248 billion in the year-ago period. Producer prices in Germany fell by 0.8% year-over-year in July.
歐元區的年通脹率在7月份從上月的2.5%上升至2.6%，而當前帳戶結餘在6月份從一年前的32.4億歐元上升至52.4億歐元。意大利的當前帳戶盈餘在6月份從一年前的1248億歐元擴大至4885億歐元。德國生產者價格同比下降了0.8%。
Asia Pacific Markets
亞太市場
Asian markets closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.29%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.69%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.35% and India's BSE Sensex rising 0.13%.
週三亞洲市場大多收跌，日本的日經225指數下跌0.29%，香港的恒生指數下跌0.69%，中國的上證綜指下跌0.35%，印度的BSE Sensex指數上漲0.13%。
The annual inflation rate in Hong Kong increased to 2.5% in July from 1.5% in the prior month. The People's Bank of China kept key lending rates unchanged at the recent fixing.
香港的年通脹率在7月份從上月的1.5%上升至2.5%。中國人民銀行保持了近期調整的關鍵貸款利率不變。
Economics
經濟學
Mortgage applications in the U.S. declined by 10.1% from the prior week in the week ending Aug. 16.
截至8月16日一週內，美國的抵押貸款申請量較上週下降了10.1%。
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