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Toward the end of trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 2.52% to 24,451 while the NASDAQ rose 2.82% to 8,174.78. The S&P also rose, gaining 2.81% to 2,823.87. South Korea confirmed 131 new coronavirus cases, while mainland China reported 19 new confirmed cases. Italy extended quarantine restrictions to the whole country after reporting a total of at least 9,100 cases and 463 deaths. In total, there are at least 117,000 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with over 4,200 deaths.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares jumped 2.8% on Tuesday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY), up 48%, and Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVID), up 18%.
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In trading on Tuesday, utilities shares fell 2.6%.
Top Headline
Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE:DKS) reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter on Tuesday.
Dick's Sporting posted Q4 adjusted earnings of $1.32 per share, beating analysts’ estimates of $1.22 per share. Its sales came in at $2.609 billion, versus the consensus estimate of $2.57 billion.
DICK'S said it expects FY20 adjusted earnings of $3.69 per shares, versus analysts’ estimates of $3.60 per share.
Equities Trading UP
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY) shares shot up 48% to $22.66 after the company received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to be acquired by Infineon. CFRA upgraded Cypress Semiconductor from Hold to Buy.
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Shares of Novan, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVN) got a boost, shooting 48% to $0.75 after surging over 35% on Monday. Novan is currently planning trials for nitric oxide inhalation therapy for coronavirus.
Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) shares were also up, gaining 26% to $2.80 after dropping 72% on Monday. Ovintiv said it is reducing near-term capital spending to ensure company maintains free cash neutrality in current market conditions.
Equities Trading DOWN
Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ:SPEX) shares tumbled 35% to $2.08 after surging over 96% on Monday.
Shares of Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFIX) were down 28% to $15.18. Stitch Fix reported upbeat earnings for its second quarter, while sales missed views. The company lowered its guidance for the full year.
Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASNA) was down, falling 24% to $ 2.19 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 sales.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 10.5% to $34.39, while gold traded down 1.3% to $1,654.00.
Silver traded down 0.8% Tuesday to $16.91, while copper rose 0.5% to $2.5235.
Euro zone
European shares closed lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 1.14% the Spanish Ibex Index fell 3.21%, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index fell 3.28% Meanwhile, the German DAX dropped 1.41%, and the French CAC 40 fell 1.51% while UK shares fell 0.09%.
Economics
The NFIB small business optimism index increased 0.2 point to a reading of 104.5 in February.
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