March 28, 2016 12:14 PM | 2 min read |
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Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.09 percent to 17,500.19 while the NASDAQ declined 0.20 percent to 4,763.90. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.13 percent to 2,033.35.
Leading and Lagging SectorsOn Monday, cyclical consumer goods & services shares gained by 0.40 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included
Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ: MFRM), up 5 percent, and
Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL), up 10 percent. In trading on Monday, energy shares dipped by 0.82 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included
Basic Energy Services, Inc (NYSE: BAS), down 9 percent, and
Unit Corporation (NYSE: UNT), down 8 percent.
Top HeadlineCal-Maine Foods Inc (NASDAQ: CALM) reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter on Monday.Cal-Maine reported Q3 earnings of $1.33 per share on revenue of $449.8 million. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.99 per share on revenue of 463.6 million.
Equities Trading UP Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ALDR) shares shot up 57 percent to $26.92. Alder reported that it has met primary and secondary endpoints in Phase 2b ALD403 trial.Shares of
Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL) got a boost, shooting up 11 percent to $21.09. BB&T Capital upgraded Finish Line from Hold to Buy. Monness Crespi Hardt upgraded Finish Line from Neutral to Buy. Citigroup maintained Finish Line with a Buy rating and raised the price target from $20.00 to $23.00.
Qlik Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: QLIK) shares were also up, gaining 8 percent to $28.75. Reuters on Friday reported Qlik Technologies is exploring strategic alternatives, including a sale of itself as the company has come under pressure from a major shareholder and activist investor, Elliott Management.
Equities Trading DOWN Apricus Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: APRI) shares dropped 47 percent to $0.716 on discontinuation of fispemifene in secondary hypogonadism.Shares of
VirtualScopics Inc (NASDAQ: VSCP) were down 11 percent to $4.01 after the company agreed to be acquired by
BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT) for a total purchase of around $15.5 million.
Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) was down, falling around 9 percent to $9.91 after the company announced a new lineup of senior executives. Pandora named Tim Westergren as CEO and appointed Mike Herring as President and CFO. Westergren will replace Pandora's outgoing CEO, Brian McAndrews following a more than two-year stint as CEO. Pandora reaffirmed its FY16 sales and adjusted EBITDA outlook.
CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 1.29 percent to $38.95, while gold traded down 0.15 percent to $1,221.70. Silver traded up 0.27 percent Monday to $15.24, while copper rose 0.07 percent to $2.23.
EurozoneEuropean markets were closed Monday for the Easter holiday.
EconomicsU.S. consumer spending rose 0.10 percent for February, versus economists' expectations for a 0.10 percent growth.The pending home sales index gained 3.5 percent to 109.1 in February, versus a downwardly-revised 105.4 in January. However, economists were projecting a 1 percent growth.The Dallas Fed manufacturing business index rose to -13.60 for March, versus a prior reading of -31.80.
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.
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