U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the S&P 500 gaining around 0.2% on Tuesday.
The Dow traded up 0.01% to 41,242.33 while the NASDAQ rose 0.24% to 17,768.84. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.20% to 5,628.04.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares climbed by 0.7% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, energy shares fell by 1%.
Top Headline
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index climbed by 6.5% year-over-year in June compared to a revised 6.9% rise in the prior month.
Equities Trading UP
- Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. ENSC shares shot up 37% to $0.5899 after the company received a $14 million multi-year grant from the NIH for the continued development of its PF614-MPAR, an abuse-deterrent opioid with overdose protection.
- Shares of Addex Therapeutics Ltd ADXN got a boost, surging 49% to $11.18 after the company and Indivior selected clinical candidates from their GABAB positive allosteric modulator research collaboration. The company is eligible for up to $330 million on achievement of milestones and royalties.
- VOXX International Corporation VOXX shares were also up, gaining 74% to $4.9710 after announcing strategic alternatives process to maximize valuation.
Equities Trading DOWN
- Altisource Asset Management Corporation AAMC shares dropped 41% to $1.3890 after the company announced intention to voluntarily delist and deregister its common stock from the NYSE American LLC.
- Shares of COSCIENS Biopharma Inc. CSCI were down 33% to $3.9501 after the company announced results from Phase 3 DETECT-trial of AEZS-130-P02.
- American Woodmark Corporation AMWD was down, falling 11% to $89.23 after the company reported worse-than-expected first-quarter financial results and expects FY25 sales to decline in low single digits.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 2.2% to $75.69 while gold traded up 0.1% at $2,556.30.
Silver traded up 0.1% to $30.05 on Tuesday, while copper rose 0.5% to $4.3035.
Euro zone
European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.16%, Germany's DAX rose 0.35% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.32%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.55%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.21%.
German economy contracted by 0.1% quarter-over-quarter in the second quarter, following a 0.2% growth in the first quarter. The GfK Consumer Climate Indicator for Germany fell to a reading of -22.0 heading into September compared to a revised -18.6 in the prior period.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly higher on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.47%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 0.43%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.24% and India's BSE Sensex rising 0.02%.
Hong Kong’s trade deficit narrowed to $21.8 billion in July versus a $30 billion gap in the year-ago month, as exports increased more than imports.
Economics
- The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index climbed by 6.5% year-over-year in June compared to a revised 6.9% rise in the prior month.
- The FHFA house price index fell 0.1% in June, compared to market expectations for a 0.2% gain.
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