Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.21 percent to 18,366.64 while the NASDAQ declined 0.33 percent to
5,166.88. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.27 percent to 2,165.06.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Tuesday morning, the energy sector proved to be a source of strength for the market. Leading the sector was strength from
Baytex Energy Corp (USA) (NYSE: BTE) and Williams
Companies Inc (NYSE: WMB).
In trading on Tuesday, cyclical consumer goods & services shares fell by 0.7 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector
included Texas Roadhouse Inc (NASDAQ: TXRH), down 10
percent, and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE: RCL),
down 5 percent.
Top Headline
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) reported better-than-expected
results for its second quarter on Tuesday.
Pfizer reported EPS of $0.64 and revenues of $13.1 billion. Analyst consensus had an EPS estimate of $0.62 and revenues of $13.0
billion.
Equities Trading UP
Advaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADXS) shares shot up 27
percent to $10.75. Advaxis and Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) struck a collaboration deal for the development, as well as,
commercialization of ADXS-NEO meant for the treatment of cancer immunotherapy.
Shares of Transenterix Inc (NYSE: TRXC) got a boost,
shooting up 32 percent to $1.71 as the company reported the first sale of ALF-XⓇ Surgical Robotic System.
Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) shares were also up,
gaining 17 percent to $4.85 as the company reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
Equities Trading DOWN
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CIE) shares
dropped 28 percent to $0.980. Cobalt International Energy reported a wider loss for the second quarter.
Shares of Endurance International Group Hldgs Inc (NASDAQ: EIGI) were down 25 percent to $6.75 after the company posted weak results for the
second quarter.
Inteliquent Inc (NASDAQ: IQNT) was down, falling
around 14 percent to $17.89 as the company reported downbeat Q2 earnings and lowered its FY16 forecast.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.87 percent to $40.41 while gold traded up 0.76 percent to $1,370.00.
Silver traded up 1.22 percent Tuesday to $20.75, while copper rose 0.98 percent to $2.22.
Eurozone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 0.85 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 2.41 percent, while
Italy’s FTSE MIB Index declined 2.12 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX fell 1.29 percent, and the French CAC 40 declined 1.39
percent, while U.K. shares fell 0.31 percent.
Economics
U.S. consumer spending rose 0.4 percent in June, versus economists’ expectations for a 0.3 percent gain. Incomes increased 0.2
percent in the month, versus economists’ estimates of a 0.3 percent growth.
The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index declined 0.6 percent during the first four weeks of July versus June.
Data on motor vehicle sales for July will be released today.
The Treasury is set to auction 4-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.
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