Mid-Day Market Update: Hasbro Surges On Upbeat Earnings; Gannett Shares Tumble

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Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.09 percent to 15,385.29 while the NASDAQ surged 0.18 percent to 3,921.29. The S&P fell, dropping 0.03 percent to 1,744.05.
Top Headline
McDonald's
MCD
reported a
4.6% rise
in its third-quarter profit. McDonald's quarterly profit surged to $1.52 billion, or $1.52 per share, from $1.46 billion, or $1.43 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue climbed 2.4% to $7.32 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $1.51 per share on revenue of $7.34 billion. Its same-store sales in the US increased 0.7%.
Equities Trading UP
Hasbro
HAS
shot up 5.72 percent to $49.94 after the company reported a
17% rise
in its third-quarter earnings. Shares of Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
got a boost, shooting up 4.42 percent to $60.99 after the company reported higher third-quarter profit. SAP AG
SAP
was also up, gaining 3.58 percent to $76.39 after the company
reported an increase
in its third-quarter profit.
Equities Trading DOWN
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Shares of Osiris Therapeutics
OSIR
were down 2.89 percent to $16.98 on 8-K announcing agreement with the FDA on regulatory pathway for Grafix and Ovation. Gannett Co
GCI
shares tumbled 5.91 percent to $25.87 after the company reported a fall in its Q3 profit. Crown Castle International
CCI
was down, falling 1.91 percent to $74.51 after the company reported a
9% rise
in its third-quarter earnings. The company also announced an offering of 36 million shares.
Commodities
In commodity news,
oil traded down 1.08 percent
to $99.72, while gold traded up 0.17 percent to $1,316.80. Silver traded up 1.52 percent Monday to $22.25, while copper rose 0.06 percent to $3.30.
Eurozone
European shares
were mixed
today. The Spanish Ibex Index rose 0.36 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB Index dropped 0.04 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX rose 0.02 percent and the French CAC 40 declined 0.21 percent while U.K. shares climbed 0.48 percent.
Economics
US existing home sales declined 1.9% to an annual rate of 5.29 million in September, versus 5.39 million in August. However, economists were expecting sales to fall to a rate of 5.30 million last month. Crude stockpiles climbed 4 million barrels for the week ended October 11, the US Energy Information Administration. However, analysts were expecting a rise of 2.25 million barrels. The Treasury is set to auction 3-and 6-month bills.
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