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Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.26 percent to 25,353.32 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.13 percent to 7,210.02. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.28 percent to 2,729.92.
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Wednesday morning, the energy shares climbed 1.4 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) up 11 percent, and Ultra Petroleum Corp (NASDAQ:UPL) up 8 percent.
In trading on Wednesday, utilities shares fell 0.5 percent.
Top Headline
Macy's Inc (NYSE:M) reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter and raised its full-year outlook.
Macy's posted Q3 earnings of $0.27 per share on sales of $5.404 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.14 per share on sales of $5.41 billion.
Macy's now expects FY18 earnings of $4.10 to $4.30 per share, versus prior forecast of $3.95 to $4.15 per share.
Equities Trading UP
Tahoe Resources Inc. (NYSE:TAHO) shares shot up 44 percent to $3.17 after Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ:PAAS) announced the acquisition of Taho for $3.40 per share in cash.
Shares of Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:NYNY) got a boost, shooting up 33 percent to $11.33 after the company reported formation of strategic alliance with bet365 to offer sports betting and online gaming in state of New York at Resorts World Catskills.
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GOOS) shares were also up, gaining 18 percent to $69.28 after reporting better-than-expected quarterly results.
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Equities Trading DOWN
Resonant Inc. (NASDAQ:RESN) shares dropped 38 percent to $1.7868 after the company reported downbeat quarterly results.
Shares of Amyris, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRS) were down 29 percent to $4.1725 after the company reported a third-quarter loss of $0.63 per share on sales of $14.87 million.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ:BOXL) was down, falling around 26 percent to $2.240 after reporting a third-quarter sales miss.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 1.02 percent to $56.26 while gold traded down 0.06 percent to $1,200.70.
Silver traded down 0.23 percent Wednesday to $13.945, while copper rose 0.54 percent to $2.7015.
Eurozone
European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 climbed 0.1 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index rose 0.2 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index slipped 0.06 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX rose 0.42 percent, and the French CAC 40 rose 0.09 percent while U.K. shares rose 0.54 percent.
Economics
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent for October, versus economists’ expectations for a 0.3 percent increase.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will speak in Dallas, TX, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan is set to speak Dallas, TX at 5:00 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.