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Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.29 percent to 24,778.96 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.69 percent to 7,402.60. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.49 percent to 2,724.69.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Wednesday afternoon, the materials shares rose 1.14 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Verso Corporation (NYSE:VRS), up 6 percent, and Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) up 6 percent.
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In trading on Wednesday, utilities shares fell 1.03 percent.
Top Headline
Macy's Inc (NYSE:M) reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter and lifted guidance.
The company said it earned 48 cents per share in the first quarter on revenue of $5.54 billion versus expectations of 35 cents per share and $5.39 billion. Management lifted its fiscal 2018 EPS guidance from $3.55-$3.75 to a new range of $3.75-$3.95.
Equities Trading UP
Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ:BLNK) shares shot up 37 percent to $7.46. Blink Charging reported Q1 net income of $2.2 million, versus a year-ago net loss of $3.1 million.
Shares of Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBIO) got a boost, shooting up 22 percent to $3.2299. Eleven Biotherapeutics posted a Q1 loss of $0.11 per share and disclosed a $150 million mixed offering.
Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABAX) shares were also up, gaining 16 percent to $83.08. Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:ZTS) announced plans to acquire Abaxis for $83 per share in cash.
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Equities Trading DOWN
Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ:EOLS) shares dropped 22 percent to $11.42. The lifestyle aesthetics company said the FDA issued a Complete Response Letter which cited deficiencies which were related to Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls processes which is not related to clinical or non-clinical matters.
Shares of Cemtrex, Inc. (NASDAQ:CETX) were down 26 percent to $1.94. Cemtrex posted Q2 earnings of $0.04 per share on sales of $20.6 million.
Purple Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRPL) was down, falling around 31 percent to $6.97 after the company reported Q1 results and issued weak sales guidance.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.29 percent to $71.10 while gold traded up 0.03 percent to $1,290.70.
Silver traded up 0.59 percent Wednesday to $16.365, while copper rose 0.51 to $3.0715.
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Eurozone
European shares closed mostly higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 gained 0.21 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.95 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index dipped 2.32 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX rose 0.20 percent, and the French CAC 40 climbed 0.26 percent while U.K. shares rose 0.15 percent.
Economics
Housing starts fell 3.7 percent to an annual rate of 1.29 million in April, versus a revised 1.34 million rate in March. Housing permits declined 1.8 percent to an annual rate of 1.35 million.
U.S. industrial production rose 0.7 percent for April, versus economists’ expectations for a 0.2 percent growth.
Crude supplies fell 1.4 million barrels for the week ended May 11, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported. Analysts projected a drop of 2.3 million barrels. Gasoline stockpiles declined 3.8 million barrels, while distillate stockpiles slipped 100,000 barrels for the week.
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard will speak at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Crypto Whales Are Loading Up — Are You?
New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.