Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 1.94 percent to 24,920.82 while the NASDAQ declined 3.1 percent to
7,024.15. The S&P also fell, dropping 1.95 percent to 2,683.05.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Monday afternoon, the utilities shares climbed 0.02 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Azure Power Global
Ltd (NYSE: AZRE) up 2 percent, and Genie Energy
Ltd (NYSE: GNE) up 2 percent.
In trading on Monday, information technology shares fell 3.9 percent.
Top Headline
Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE: XEC) announced plans to buy
Resolute Energy Corp (NYSE: REN) for $35 per share in
cash and stock in a deal valued at $1.6 billion, including debt.
Equities Trading UP
Akers Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKER) shares
shot up 71 percent to $2.097 after the company announced it is evaluating potential business combinations in alternative sectors,
including the cannabis industry.
Shares of Yulong Eco-Materials Limited (NASDAQ: YECO) got a boost, shooting up 20 percent to $6.10 after the company reported the
purchase of Michelangelo's Crucifixion painting for $75 million.
Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: KOOL) shares
were also up, gaining 32 percent to $0.3999 after the company announced receipt of 501(k) clearance to market its AXP II AutoXpress
platform for clinical cord blood banking.
Equities Trading DOWN
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB) shares
dropped 20 percent to $47.41 after the company reported weaker-than-expected results for its fourth quarter.
Shares of Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNOA) were down 20 percent to $0.881 after the company announced an equity
offering priced at $1 per share.
PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE: PRT) was down, falling
around 18 percent to $9.80 after the company announced the sale of its interest in certain Ward County, TX leases.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.9 percent to $56.97 while gold traded up 0.11 percent to $1,224.40.
Silver traded up 0.09 percent Monday to $14.395, while copper fell 0.30 percent to $2.8015.
Eurozone
European shares closed lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 declined 0.73 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index slipped 0.56 percent,
while Italy's FTSE MIB Index dropped 0.29 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX dropped 0.85 percent, and the French CAC 40 fell 0.79
percent while U.K. shares fell 0.19 percent.
Economics
The NAHB housing market index declined 8 points to a reading of 60 in November. However, economists were expecting a reading of
67.
New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams is set to speak at Bronx, NY at 3:15 p.m. ET.
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