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Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded down 2.34 percent to 25,335.40 while the NASDAQ declined 3.24 percent to 7,660.80. The S&P also fell, dropping 2.38 percent to 2,812.82.
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On Monday, the utilities shares rose by 0.3 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Pattern Energy Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGI) up 1 percent, and Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX) up 2 percent.
In trading on Monday, information technology shares fell 3.2 percent.
Top Headline
Canada’s WestJet Airlines Ltd agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Onex Corp in a deal valued at about C$5 billion.
Under the terms of the deal, WestJet shareholders will receive C$31 per share, representing a 67 percent premium to Friday’s closing price.
Equities Trading UP
Amber Road, Inc. (NYSE:AMBR) shares got a boost, shooting up 26 percent to $12.97 after the company announced it would be acquired by E2open for $13.05 per share in cash.
Shares of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPTT) shot up 17 percent to $2.60 after the company disclosed that its PB3 PowerBuoy deployed in the Adriatic Sea has produced more than 1MWh of cumulative energy to date.
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Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) shares were also up, gaining 16 percent to $4.68 after climbing 11.29 percent on Friday.
Equities Trading DOWN
INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSY) shares dropped 74 percent to $0.9301 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 EPS and sales results and the company warned it is at risk of bankruptcy.
Shares of Endo International plc (NYSE:ENDP) were down 17 percent to $6.72 after JP Morgan downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underweight and announced a $9 price target.
FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) was down, falling around 17 percent to $11.65 following Q1 results. FutureFuel posted Q1 earnings of $0.13 per share on sales of $48.5 million.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.2 percent to $61.75 while gold traded up 1 percent to $1,299.70.
Silver traded down 0.1 percent Monday to $14.775, while copper fell 2.2 percent to $2.7135.
Eurozone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 dropped 1.15 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.77 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index declined 1.21 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX dropped 1.35 percent, and the French CAC 40 fell 1.11 percent while U.K. shares fell 0.55 percent.
Economics
On the economics calendar Monday, there is no important data due out.
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.