U.S. stocks traded mostly higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 100 points on Wednesday.
The Dow traded up 0.02% to 39,298.72 while the NASDAQ rose 0.53% to 18,526.10. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.28% to 5,592.62.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares jumped by 0.7% on Wednesday.
In trading on Wednesday, financials shares fell by 0.3%.
Top Headline
Shares of Manchester United plc (NYSE:MANU) gained around 4% on Wednesday after the company reported results for the third quarter.
The company reported quarterly loss of 31 cents per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate for a loss of 27 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $172.46 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $162.92 million.
Equities Trading UP
- Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRPX) shares shot up 133% to $2.65 after the company announced results for a Swine Model pilot study for Probudur.
- Shares of Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ:LGVN) got a boost, surging 79% to $5.14 after the company announced that the FDA granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designation to Lomecel-B for the treatment of mild Alzheimer's Disease.
- VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ:VVPR) shares were also up, gaining 58% to $4.0412 after the company announced it secured an extension for a $34 million loan financing facility agreement.
Equities Trading DOWN
- Shineco, Inc. (NASDAQ:SISI) shares dropped 41% to $2.66. Shineco's subsidiary Fuzhou Meida signed distribution agreements for water-soluble phospholipid concentrate beverage.
- Shares of SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:ICU) were down 33% to $8.65 after the company entered into a $10 million registered direct offering of 947,868 shares at $10.55 per share.
- Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Limited (NASDAQ:ZAPP) was down, falling 33% to $12.01.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.1% to $81.34 while gold traded up 0.9% at $2,388.90.
Silver traded up 0.9% to $31.34 on Wednesday, while copper rose 1.5% to $4.6445.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.6%, Germany's DAX gained 0.8% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.7%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 1.1%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.5%.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 0.61%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 0.29%, China's Shanghai Composite Index dipping 0.68% and India's S&P BSE Sensex falling 0.53%.
Japanese machine tool orders climbed by 9.7% year-over-year to JPY 133,817 million in June compared to a 4.2% rise in the prior month.
Economics
- Mortgage applications in the U.S. fell by 0.2% during the first week of July.
- U.S. wholesale inventories increased by 0.6% month-over-month in May compared to a 0.2% gain in the previous month.
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