Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.68 percent to 25,348.75 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.67 percent to
7,631.17. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.56 percent to 2,798.57.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Tuesday morning, the technology shares gained 0.63 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Micron Technology,
Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), up 6 percent, and Quantum Corp
(NYSE: QTM), up 5 percent.
In trading on Tuesday, telecommunications services shares fell 0.17 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included
Internet Gold Golden Lines Ltd (NASDAQ: IGLD), down 9
percent, and Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn-ADR (NYSE: TLK) down 2 percent.
Top Headline
Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) posted upbeat
earnings for its fourth quarter, while sales missed expectations. The company also disclosed that it will no longer provide
quarterly guidance.
Adjusted earnings came in at $1.22 per share, beating estimates by 2 cents. The company’s sales came in at $2.66 billion, versus
analysts’ estimates of 2.73 billion. Its same-store sales slipped 2.0 percent.
Equities Trading UP
Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: PTI) shares
shot up 72 percent to $7.11 after the biopharmaceutical company that focuses on treating diseases caused by an imbalance in the
proteostasis network announced an update. The company said the FDA granted a Breakthrough Therapy Designation for its PTI-428, a
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) amplifier.
Shares of Innovate Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: INNT) got a boost, shooting up 18 percent to $22.30. Innovate Biopharmaceuticals
named Dr. June Almenoff as COO and Chief Medical Officer.
BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BXC) shares were also
up, gaining 22 percent to $34.15. BlueLinx shares gained 77.52 percent Monday after the company reported a $413 million merger with
Cedar Creek.
Equities Trading DOWN
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVGI)
shares dropped 20 percent to $8.87 after the company posted downbeat results for its fourth quarter.
Shares of CounterPath, Corp. (NASDAQ: CPAH) were
down 18 percent to $3.80 after the company reported results for its third quarter.
Fanhua Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ: FANH) was down, falling
around 12 percent to $28.46. Fanhua reported Q4 earnings of $0.30 per share on sales of $106.12 million.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.15 percent to $61.27 while gold traded down 0.12 percent to $1,319.20.
Silver traded down 0.16 percent Tuesday to $16.51, while copper fell 0.05 percent to $3.1225.
Eurozone
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 0.08 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index rose 0.53 percent, while
Italy’s FTSE MIB Index gained 0.25 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX declined 0.05 percent, and the French CAC 40 rose 0.33 percent
while U.K. shares fell 0.33 percent.
Economics
The NFIB small business optimism index increased 0.7 point to a reading of 107.6 in February.
The consumer price index increased 0.2 percent for February, versus economists’ expectations for a 0.2 percent growth.
The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index fell 0.3 percent during the first week of March versus February.
The Treasury is set to auction 4-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.
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