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Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded up 0.02 percent to 25,466.78 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.28 percent to 7,834.13. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.21 percent to 2,846.17.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
On Monday, the energy shares climbed 0.38 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Lonestar Resources US Inc. (NASDAQ:LONE) up 9 percent, and Basic Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:BAS) up 5 percent.
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In trading on Monday, real estate shares fell 0.28 percent.
Top Headline
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) reported better-than-expected results for its third quarter, while sales missed estimates.
Earnings came in at $1.50 per share, beating market estimates of $1.40 per share. Sales came in at $10.05 billion, missing estimates of $10.28 billion. Tyson Foods expects FY18 sales of $40 billion to $41 billion.
Equities Trading UP
Technical Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:TCCO) shares shot up 31 percent to $4.90 after the company reported an increase in Q3 EPS and sales year-over-year.
Shares of Cherokee Inc. (NASDAQ:CHKE) got a boost, shooting up 78 percent to $0.79. Cherokee received a $40 million term loan from Gordon Brothers Finance Company to refinance debt and increase liquidity.
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SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:SEAS) shares were also up, gaining 15 percent to $24.39 after reporting Q2 results. The company reported strong Q2 attendance growth and established a goal of $475 million to $500 million of adjusted EBITDA by 2020.
Equities Trading DOWN
Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP (NYSE:WMLP) shares dropped 45 percent to $2.300 after the company quarterly EPS of $(4.10) and sales of $64.30 million.
Shares of Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:OVID) were down 30 percent to $6.6920 despite the company announcing that its OV101 trial achieved its primary endpoint.
Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTIE) was down, falling around 39 percent to $1.44 after the FDA issued a complete response letter regarding Pain's REMOXY oxycodone. The FDA said the data does not show that the benefits of REMOXY outweigh the risks.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 1.80 percent to $69.72 while gold traded down 0.37 percent to $1,218.70.
Silver traded down 0.76 percent Monday to $15.345, while copper fell 1.01 to $2.7355.
Eurozone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 dropped 0.21 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.21 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index slipped 0.11 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX declined 0.28 percent, and the French CAC 40 fell 0.16 percent while U.K. shares rose 0.01 percent.
Economics
The TD Ameritrade Investor Movement Index for July is schedule for release at 12:30 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.