U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones dropping more than 200 points on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ traded down 0.75% to 31,596.05 while the $Nasdaq Composite Index(.IXIC.US)$ fell 0.94% to 11,257.85. The $S&P 500 index(.SPX.US)$ also fell, dropping, 1% to 3,895.68.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Consumer staples shares rose by 0.3% on Thursday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included $SunOpta(STKL.US)$, up 20% and $Herbalife(HLF.US)$ up 10%.
In trading on Thursday, energy shares dipped 2.8%.
Top Headline
U.S. producer prices rose 0.5% month-over-month in April following a revised 1.6% increase in March.
Equities Trading UP
$Applovin(APP.US)$ shares shot up 42% to $38.69 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 sales results and announced a $750 million share buyback.
$Squarespace(SQSP.US)$ got a boost, shooting 31% to $18.87 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 sales results and issued Q2 and FY22 sales guidance above analyst estimates. The company also announced a buyback program of up to $200 million.
$Bumble(BMBL.US)$ shares were also up, gaining 29% to $22.81 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results.
Equities Trading DOWN
$Dutch Bros(BROS.US)$ shares tumbled 32% to $23.36 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 EPS results and issued FY22 revenue guidance below analyst estimates.
Shares of $Tenon Medical(TNON.US)$ were down 29% to $25.92.
$iMedia Brands(IMBI.US)$ was down, falling 29% to $2.10 after the company announced pricing of $24 million registered direct offering.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.2% to $105.53, while gold traded down 0.9% to $1,837.20.
Silver traded down 3.2% to $20.88 on Thursday while copper fell 3.6% to $4.0560.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 1.6%, London's FTSE 100 dipped 2% and Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 1.9%. The German DAX dropped 1.6%, French CAC 40 fell 1.9% and Italy's FTSE MIB Index declined 1.5%.
The British economy grew 8.7% year-over-year in the first quarter, compared to 6.6% growth in the previous quarter. Construction output in the UK increased by 4.7% year-over-year in March, while industrial production eased 0.2% from a month ago in March. The UK trade deficit widened to GBP 11.5 billion in March from a revised GBP 9.2 billion gap in the prior month.
Economics
U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 1 thousand to 203 thousand in the week ended May 7th, versus a revised 202 thousand in the prior period.
Producer prices rose 0.5% month-over-month in April following a revised 1.6% increase in March.
The Energy Information Administration's weekly report on natural gas stocks in underground storage will be released at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Treasury is set to auction 4-and 8-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.
The Treasury will auction 30-year bonds at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly will speak at 4:00 p.m. ET.