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Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded down 0.34 percent to 18,330.65 while the NASDAQ declined 0.30 percent to 5,323.53. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.35 percent to 2,169.52.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
On Friday, non-cyclical consumer goods & services shares slipped by just 0.04 percent.
In trading on Friday, energy shares tumbled by 0.73 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), down 6 percent, and Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS), down 4 percent.
Top Headline
Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL) reported in-line earnings for its second quarter, while sales exceeded expectations. The company also reiterated its full year EPS outlook that is in line with predictions.
The company reported net income of $22.075 million, or $0.53 a share, down from $25.86 million, or $0.57 a share, in the year-ago quarter. Street expected $0.57 a share.
Finnish Line delivered 5.4 percent growth in revenue from $483.15 million to $509.4 million and topped analysts' predictions of $495.04 million. The company's comparable store sales witnessed 5.1 percent uptick.
Equities Trading UP
Bioline RX Ltd (NASDAQ: BLRX) shares shot up 17 percent to $1.18 as the company reported in-licensing of novel treatment for liver failure conditions under strategic collaboration.
Shares of Imperva Inc (NYSE: IMPV) got a boost, shooting up 22 percent to $52.89 helped by rumors about International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) might be interested in acquiring the company.
Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares were also up, gaining 19 percent to $22.13 following a CNBC report the company is in discussions to sell itself to salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG), among other unnamed technology companies.
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Equities Trading DOWN
Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ: ENPH) shares dropped 27 percent to $1.23 after disclosing restructuring and cost reduction initiatives, which are expected to result in annualized savings of approximately $20 million. The plan includes an 11 percent reduction of the company’s global workforce and the elimination of some non-core projects, at a cost of $3 million. Management said it has plans for a public offering of common stock, although the size is yet to be publicized.
Shares of Rave Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ: RAVE) were down 15 percent to $3.28. RAVE Restaurant reported a Q4 loss of $2.3 million on revenue of $15.7 million.
Digital Turbine Inc (NASDAQ: APPS) was down, falling around 16 percent to $1.04. Digital Turbine reported the pricing of $16 million offering of its 8.75 percent Convertible Senior Notes due 2020.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.89 percent to $45.91 while gold traded down 0.15 percent to $1,342.70.
Silver traded down 1.36 percent Friday to $19.83, while copper rose 0.52 percent to $2.21.
Eurozone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 dropped 0.72 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 1.13 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index tumbled 1.11 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX declined 0.45 percent, and the French CAC 40 declined 0.45 percent while U.K. shares fell 0.03 percent.
Economics
The preliminary reading of the Markit manufacturing PMI declined to 51.40 in September, versus a prior reading of 52.00. Economists were expecting a reading of 51.90.
Regional Fed presidents - Philadelphia's Patrick Harker, Atlanta's Dennis Lockhart and Cleveland's Loretta Mester - will speak in Philadelphia at 12:20 p.m. ET.
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan is set to speak in Houston at 12:30 p.m. ET.
The Baker Hughes North American rig count for the recent week is schedule for release at 1:00 p.m. ET.
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.