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Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.14 percent to 17,255.56 while the NASDAQ dropped 0.56 percent to 4,554.24. The S&P also fell, declining 0.35 percent to 2,003.34.
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In trading on Monday, non-cyclical consumer goods & services shares dropped by just 0.15 percent. Top gainers in the sector included The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX), up 7.8 percent, and Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST), up 2.3 percent.
Energy sector was the top decliner on Monday. Top losers in the sector included CARBO Ceramics (NYSE: CRR), down 17 percent, and Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT), off 7.9 percent.
Top Headline
Germany’s Merck KGaA (OTC: MKGAY) announced its plans to acquire Sigma-Aldrich (NASDAQ: SIAL) for $17 billion in cash.
The offer price of $140 per share represents a 37% premium to Sigma-Aldrich’s closing price of $102.37 on September 19.
Equities Trading UP
Sigma-Aldrich (NASDAQ: SIAL) shares shot up 34.73 percent to $137.92 after Germany's Merck KGaA (OTC: MKGAY) announced its plans to acquire Sigma-Aldrich for $140 per share in cash.
Shares of Viasystems Group (NASDAQ: VIAS) got a boost, shooting up 37.15 percent to $16.05 after TTM Technologies (NASDAQ: TTMI) announced its plans to buy Viasystems for a total value of $16.46 per share.
Epiq Systems (NASDAQ: EPIQ) shares were also up, gaining 10.18 percent to $19.05 after P2 Capital Partners confirmed the EPIQ's rejection of take-private proposal.
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Equities Trading DOWN
Shares of TriMas (NASDAQ: TRS) were down 14.61 percent to $25.23 after the company cut its full-year profit outlook.
CARBO Ceramics (NYSE: CRR) shares tumbled 17 percent to $70.15 after the company provided an update concerning marketplace conditions and related impact to sales volumes.
Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) was down, falling 2.44 percent to $39.93 after Bank of America downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.22 percent to $92.21, while gold traded down 0.17 percent to $1,214.50.
Silver traded down 0.86 percent Monday to $17.69, while copper fell 1.65 percent to $3.04.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 declined 0.31 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.07 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index declined 0.71 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX fell 0.16 percent and the French CAC 40 fell 0.20 percent while UK shares dropped 0.48 percent.
Economics
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index declined to negative 0.21 in August, versus positive 0.26 in July.
Sales of existing homes fell 1.8% to an annual rate of 5.05 million in August. However, economists were estimating the sales rate to rise to 5.2 million.
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.