Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.73 percent to 23,600.44 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.97 percent to 6,856.47.
The S&P also rose, gaining 0.63 percent to 2,598.40.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
On Tuesday, the technology sector proved to be a source of strength for the market. Leading the sector was strength from Cray
Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) and Mellanox Technologies,
Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX).
In trading on Tuesday, cyclical consumer goods & services shares rose by just 0.3 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector
included Signet Jewelers Ltd. (NYSE: SIG), down 27
percent, and DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) down 11 percent.
Top Headline
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported
better-than-expected results for its third quarter.
Lowe's reported Q3 earnings of $1.05 per share on revenue of $16.77 billion. However, analysts were expecting a profit of $1.03
per share on sales of $16.59 billion. Its comparable sales gained 5.7 percent during the quarter.
The company named Richard D. Maltsbarger as Chief Operating Officer.
Equities Trading UP
Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN) shares shot up
48 percent to $3.16. Oppenheimer analyst Hartaj Singh initiated coverage on the company with an Outperform rating and $9 price
target.
Shares of Cheetah Mobile Inc (ADR) (NYSE: CMCM) got
a boost, shooting up 20 percent to $13.03 after the company posted strong quarterly earnings.
Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) shares were also up,
gaining 14 percent to $60.90. Cubic reported Q4 net income of $13.2 million, after posting a loss in the year-ago period. Cubic
also disclosed that it has been selected for contract from Boston MBTA to deliver next-generation fare payment system.
Equities Trading DOWN
Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYTK) shares dropped
27 percent to $8.12 on the back of negative trial results for its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, treatment candidate
tirasemtiv in a late-stage study. The results of the international Phase 3 study showed tiraemtive did not meet the primary
endpoint of change from baseline in slow vital capacity, or SVS, evaluated at 24 weeks, as well the secondary endpoints evaluated
at 48 weeks.
Shares of Signet Jewelers Ltd. (NYSE: SIG) were down
27 percent to $55.74 after the company reported a Q3 GAAP loss of $0.20 per share and lowered its FY 2018 earnings guidance.
Tarena International Inc(ADR) (NASDAQ: TEDU) was
down, falling around 13 percent to $13.76. Tarena reported Q3 earnings of $0.31 per share on sales of $85.66 million.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.62 percent to $56.77 while gold traded up 0.47 percent to $1,281.30.
Silver traded up 0.82 percent Tuesday to $16.98, while copper rose 0.88 percent to $3.143.
Eurozone
European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 surged 0.55 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.18
percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index gained 0.82 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX gained 1.04 percent, and the French CAC 40
climbed 0.64 percent while U.K. shares rose 0.36 percent.
Economics
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index increased to 0.65 in October, versus a reading of 0.36 in September.
The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index declined 0.7 percent during the first three weeks of November versus October.
Existing-home sales rose 2 percent at an annual rate of 5.48 million in October. Economists projected a 5.42 million pace.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is set to speak in New York at 6:00 p.m. ET.
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