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Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.56 percent to 17,414.41 while the NASDAQ slipped 0.25 percent to 4,622.59. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.38 percent to 2,011.82.
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In trading on Tuesday, telecommunications services shares rose by 0.15 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Vonage Holdings Corporation (NYSE: VG), up 3.7 percent, and Telefónica, S.A. (NYSE: TEF), up 3.3 percent.
Energy shares dropped by 1.4 percent in the US market on Tuesday. Top losers in the sector included Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (NYSE: MHR), down 7.2 percent, Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: GDP), off 6.8 percent.
Top Headline
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) reported downbeat results for the fourth quarter.
The New York-based bank posted quarterly income from continuing operations applicable to Morgan Stanley of $1 billion, or $0.47 per share, compared to $95 million, or $0.02 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Excluding special items, Morgan Stanley earned $0.40 per share.
Its revenue came in flat at $7.8 billion. Excluding DVA, net revenue slipped to $7.5 billion from $8.2 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.48 per share on revenue of $8.08 billion.
Equities Trading UP
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: SWHC) shares shot up 13.32 percent to $11.36 after the company issued a strong forecast. Smith & Wesson expected FY15 earnings of $0.74 to $0.78 per share on revenue of $526.0 million to $530.0 million.
Shares of Unilife Corporation (NASDAQ: UNIS) got a boost, shooting up 5.44 percent to $4.46 following the announcement of deal with AbbVie.
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PetMed Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETS) shares were also up, gaining 6.14 percent to $15.04 after the company reported higher earnings for the fiscal third quarter.
Equities Trading DOWN
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: GTE) shares tumbled 26.81 percent to $2.64 after the company provided an operations update.
Shares of iGATE Corporation (NASDAQ: IGTE) were down 21.60 percent to $33.21 after the company reported downbeat earnings for the fourth quarter.
Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) was down, falling 15.30 percent to $12.23 following the announcement of termination of buyout discussions with Sycamore Partners.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 4.50 percent to $46.50, while gold traded up 0.75 percent to $1,286.50.
Silver traded up 4.11 percent Tuesday to $17.81, while copper rose 0.70 percent to $2.58.
Eurozone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 climbed 1.07 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index rose 1.32 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index gained 0.98 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX rose 0.12 percent, and the French CAC 40 jumped 1.27 percent while UK shares gained 0.66 percent.
Economics
The NAHB housing market index declined 1 point to 57 in January. However, economists were expecting a reading of 58.
The Treasury is set to auction 3-and 6-month bills.
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