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Wal-Mart Stores WMT announced the retirement of its president and chief executive Mike Duke.
Equities Trading UP
Giant Interactive Group GA shot up 10.37 percent to $11.18 after the company received a non-binding proposal to acquire the company for $11.75 per share.
8x8 EGHT was also up, gaining 9.60 percent to $10.39 after Bank of America initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a $13.00 price target.
Equities Trading DOWNShares of The ADT ADT were down 7.34 percent to $40.78 after the company announced the repurchase of 10.24 million shares held by Corvex at $44.01 per share.
Celldex Therapeutics CLDX shares tumbled 6.08 percent to $26.59 after the company reported positive Phase 2 rindopepimut data in patients with recurrent glioblastoma.
SeaDrill SDRL was down, falling 4.18 percent to $43.35 after the company reported downbeat Q3 profit.Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1.51 percent to $93.41, while gold traded down 0.80 percent to $1,234.70.
Eurozone
European shares were higher on Monday. The Spanish Ibex Index rose 0.28 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB Index gained 0.14 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX surged 0.90 percent and the French CAC 40 jumped 0.52 percent while U.K. shares rose 0.34 percent.
The pending home sales index declined 0.6% to 102.1 in October.
The Treasury is set to auction 3-and 6-month bills.
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