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Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.41% to 27108.55 while the NASDAQ fell 0.23% to 8,157.93. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.27% to 2,999.25.
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Energy shares climbed 2.7% on Monday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included SemGroup Corporation (NYSE:SEMG), up 64%, and Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR), up 28%.
In trading on Monday, materials shares fell 1.3%.
Top Headline
Saudi Arabia suffered a drone strike at its Abqaiq crude oil processing facility over the weekend, which happens to be the "most critical" piece of infrastructure in the country. The price of Brent crude and WTI oil traded higher by around 10% Monday morning.
The Abqaiq facility handles half of all Saudi Arabia's oil production and helps supply the global oil market. Around 5 million barrels per day will be impacted from the drone attack which represents around 5% of the total global supply.
Saudi Arabia's government continues to assess the damage and any timeline to a full return are not clear. The Wall Street Journal reported Saudi Arabia could restore one-third of the disrupted production within hours.
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Equities Trading UP
Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALDR) shares shot up 84% to $18.48 after Danish company Lundbeck announced plans to acquire Alder BioPharmaceuticals in a deal valued at around $2 billion.
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Shares of SemGroup Corporation (NYSE:SEMG) got a boost, shooting up 64% to $16.90 following news Energy Transfer will buy the company in a $5 billion deal.
Yuma Energy, Inc. (NYSE:YUMA) shares were also up, gaining 55% to $5.16 on heightened tensions following an attack on a Saudi Arabian oil field by Iran. NOTE: The strike on the oil field has disrupted about half of Saudi Arabia's oil production equivalent to 5% of the daily global oil supply.
Equities Trading DOWN
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CODA) shares tumbled 13% to $9.39 after the company reported downbeat Q3 results.
Shares of New Relic, Inc. (NYSE:NEWR) were down 11% to $52.09 after the company lowered its 2020 sales guidance and announced changes in management.
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EIGI) was down, falling 15% to $4.8601 after Constant Contact, an Endurance International, announced plans to expand its email marketing platform.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 11.5% to $61.13, while gold traded up 0.7% to $1,510.40.
Silver traded up 2.3% Monday to $17.97, while copper fell 1.7% to $2.6535.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 0.35%, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.66%, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index dropped 0.56%. Meanwhile, the German DAX fell 0.55% and the French CAC 40 declined 0.64% while UK shares fell 0.32%.
Economics
The NY Empire State manufacturing index dropped 2.8 points to a reading of 2 in September. However, economists were projecting a reading of 4.
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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.