Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.11 percent to 20,589.33 while the NASDAQ declined 0.22 percent to
5,806.39. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.24 percent to 2,343.60.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Utilities shares climbed by 0.39 percent in trading on Thursday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Duke Energy
Corp (NYSE: DUK), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia
(ADR) (NYSE: ELP).
In trading on Thursday, energy shares fell by 0.81 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included Hornbeck Offshore
Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS), down 22 percent, and Oil
States International, Inc. (NYSE: OIS), down 9 percent.
Top Headline
Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN) reported downbeat earnings
for its fourth quarter, but sales exceeded estimates
Wendys reported it earned $0.08 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $309.9 million. Wall Street analysts were
expecting the company to earn $0.09 per share on revenue of $308.5 million.
Same-restaurant sales rose 0.8 percent in North America, or 5.6 percent on a two-year basis.
Equities Trading UP
NetEase Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ: NTES) shares shot up 13
percent to $294.95 after the company reported upbeat Q4 profit.
Shares of Superconductor Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCON) got a boost, shooting up 33 percent to $1.53 as the company disclosed that it
has been awarded a U.S. Patent for unique manufacturing process.
Castlight Health Inc (NYSE: CSLT) shares were also
up, gaining 17 percent to $3.67 following Q4 results. Castlight Health reported a Q4 loss of $9.1 million on revenue of $29.9
million.
Equities Trading DOWN
Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) shares dropped 18
percent to $4.82 after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter.
Shares of ConforMIS Inc (NASDAQ: CFMS) were down
around 35 percent to $5.55 after the company posted a wider-than-expected Q4 loss.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc (NYSE: BBW) was down,
falling around 29 percent to $8.50 after the company reported downbeat Q4 earnings.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.47 percent to $53.85 while gold traded up 0.66 percent to $1,241.30.
Silver traded up 0.59 percent Thursday to $18.14, while copper fell 1.05 percent to $2.73.
Eurozone
European shares closed mostly lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 slipped 0.37 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.31
percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index rose 0.16 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX dropped 0.31 percent, and the French CAC 40 fell
0.52 percent while U.K. shares fell 0.34 percent.
Economics
U.S. housing starts declined 2.6 percent at an annual rate of 1.25 million for January. Economists were expecting housing starts
to total about 1.23 million.
U.S. jobless claims increased 5,000 to 239,000 in the latest week. Economists projected initial claims to total 245,000 in the
week.
The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index rose to a reading of 43.3 in February, compared to 23.6 in January. However, economists
expected a reading of 20 for February.
Supplies of natural gas dropped 114 billion cubic feet for the week ended February 10, the U.S. Energy Information
Administration reported. Analysts expected a decline of 124 billion cubic feet.
Data on money supply for the recent week will be released at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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