Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.55% to 27,287.06 while the NASDAQ rose 0.63% to 8,220.89. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.57% to 3,018.14.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Materials shares climbed 1% on Thursday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. AGFS 8.91%, up 9%, and Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. MPVD 7.14%, up 8%.
In trading on Thursday, energy shares fell 0.6%.
Top Headline
Kroger Co KR 0.06% reported better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter, while sales missed views.
Second-quarter earnings came in at 44 cents per share, beating estimates of 41 cents. Sales came in at $28.17 billion, versus estimates by $28.38 billion.
Kroger plans to continue to reduce costs and says it is on track to deliver $100 million in incremental operating profit through alternative profit stream growth. Kroger maintained its 2019 outlook.
Equities Trading UP
Sintx Technologies, Inc. SINT 42.67% shares shot up 43% to $2.15 after Ascendiant Capital initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a $3 price target.
Shares of 111, Inc. YI 32.61% got a boost, shooting up 32% to $6.09. 111 reported the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Dong-E-E-Jiao Co., Ltd. for direct sourcing.
10x Genomics, Inc. TXG shares were also up, gaining 43% to $55.74. 10x Genomics priced IPO of 10 million shares at $39 per share.
Equities Trading DOWN
Tocagen Inc. TOCA 78.11% shares tumbled 78% to $0.9001 following an adverse clinical trial readout. Tocagen, a thinly traded nano-cap biotech, said Thursday morning a Phase 3 TOCA 5 study evaluating Toca 511 and Toca FC in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioma undergoing resection missed the primary endpoint of overall survival compared to the standard of care.
Shares of Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. ADVM 43.67% were down 40% to $7.17 after the company reported data from the first cohort of OPTIC phase 1 trial of ADVM-022 intravitreal gene therapy to treat wet AMD.
Tailored Brands, Inc. TLRD 28.38% was down, falling 28% to $5.18 after the company issued Q3 EPS guidance below analyst estimates. The company also suspended its quarterly dividend.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1.7% to $54.82, while gold traded up 0.2% to $1,506.40.
Silver traded down 0.1% Thursday to $18.15, while copper rose 1.2% to $2.647.
Euro zone
European shares closed higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 rose 0.2%, the Spanish Ibex Index rose 0.25%, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index rose 0.88%. Meanwhile, the German DAX rose 0.41% and the French CAC 40 climbed 0.44% while UK shares rose 0.09%.
Economics
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% for August, versus economists’ expectations for a 0.1% increase.
U.S. initial jobless claims fell 15,000 to 204,000 for the latest week. However, analysts were expecting a 215,000 reading.
Domestic supplies of natural gas climbed 78 billion cubic feet for the week ended September 6, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported. However, analysts projected a gain of 87 billion cubic feet.
The U.S. federal government posted a budget deficit of $200 billion for August, the Treasury Department reported. However, analysts were projecting a deficit of $195 billion.
Data on money supply for the recent week will be released at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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