Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.08 percent to 22,976.28 while the NASDAQ declined 0.04 percent to 6,621.31. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.07 percent to 2,555.89.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
On Tuesday, the healthcare shares surged 0.47 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH 5.46%, up 5 percent, and Accuray Incorporated ARAY 2.98%, up 4 percent.
In trading on Tuesday, basic materials shares fell 0.65 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included IAMGOLD Corp (USA)
IAG 6.26%, down 5 percent, and Celanese Corporation CE 3.73%down 4 percent.
Top Headline
Goldman Sachs Group Inc SCHW 1.75% posted better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter.
Goldman Sachs posted quarterly adjusted earnings of $5.02 per share on revenue of $8.33 billion. However, analysts expected earnings of $4.17 per share on revenue of $7.54 billion.
Equities Trading UP
Transenterix Inc TRXC 42.35% shares shot up 57 percent to $4.41 after climbing 92.47 percent on Monday.
Shares of Syntel, Inc. SYNT 17.07% got a boost, shooting up 16 percent to $22.18 after the company reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results.
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc DFFN 19.19% shares were also up, gaining 29 percent to $2.07 after the company disclosed that it has received FDA protocol guidance for Phase 3 clinical trial with TSC in patients newly diagnosed with inoperable glioblastoma multiforme.
Equities Trading DOWN
Impax Laboratories Inc IPXL 8.65% shares dropped 10 percent to $18.00. Impax Labs and Amneal Pharma agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction.
Shares of Badger Meter, Inc. BMI 14.91% were down 14 percent to $43.55 as the company reported downbeat Q3 results.
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. MLNK 11.71% was down, falling around 14 percent to $1.92. ModusLink reported a Q4 loss of $0.17 per share on revenue of $99.8 million.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.91 percent to $51.40 while gold traded down 1.23 percent to $1,287.00.
Silver traded down 1.98 percent Tuesday to $17.025, while copper fell 1.39 percent to $3.194.
Eurozone
European shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 slipped 0.25 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index rose 0.35 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index declined 0.40 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX fell 0.07 percent, and the French CAC 40 slipped 0.03 percent while U.K. shares fell 0.14 percent.
Economics
U.S. import prices rose 0.7 percent for September, versus economists’ expectations for a 0.5 percent gain. Export prices gained 0.8 percent for September, compared to estimates for a 0.4 percent growth
The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index slipped 1.4 percent during the first two weeks of October versus September.
U.S. industrial production rose 0.3 percent for September, versus economists’ expectations for a 0.3 percent gain
The NAHB housing market index climbed to 68.00 in October, versus prior reading of 64.00. Economists projected a reading of 64.00.
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