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Indices

• S&P 500 ETF SPY fell 0.19% to $303.99.

• Nasdaq ETF QQQ fell 0.01% to $242.82.

• Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF DIA decreased 0.45% to $254.97.

• FTSE/Xinhua China 25 ETF FXI fell 0.51% to $39.86.

• FTSE Europe ETF VGK remained unchanged at at $50.36.

Commodities

• United States Oil ETF USO fell 1.54% to $27.86.

• Gold ETF GLD fell 0.20% to $166.28.

Bonds

• 20+ Yr Treasury Bond ETF TLT rose 0.32% to $165.26.

Industries

• Retail ETF XRT remained unchanged at at $42.71.

• Energy XLE decreased 1.51% to $36.44.

• Technology XLK rose 0.03% to $102.68.

• Financial XLF decreased 0.50% to $22.70.

Stocks Higher

• NVIDIA NVDA increased 2.37% to $376.74.

• Lululemon Athletica LULU increased 7.36% to $316.01.

• Calliditas Therapeutics CALT rose 20.55% to $24.05.

Stocks Lower

• Novartis NVS decreased 1.01% to $86.48.

• Boeing BA fell 5.12% to $184.46.

• Verrica Pharmaceuticals VRCA fell 25.54% to $10.48.

Top News

• Verrica Pharmaceuticals shares are trading lower after the company received a letter from the FDA regarding its VP-102 NDA indicating there are deficiencies that preclude discussion of labeling and post-marketing requirements/commitments at this time. https://www.benzinga.com/node/16448522

• Stifel Maintains Hold on Simon Property Group, Raises Price Target to $75 https://www.benzinga.com/node/16448372

• Stifel Initiates Coverage On Calliditas Therapeutics with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $28 https://www.benzinga.com/node/16448585

• CyrusOne shares are trading lower after KeyBanc downgraded the stock from Overweight to Sector Weight. https://www.benzinga.com/node/16448468

• Stifel Maintains Hold on Washington REIT, Lowers Price Target to $23 https://www.benzinga.com/node/16448500

Upcoming Earnings

• FedEx FDX will release earnings today for Q4. Last year, for the same quarter, they reported an EPS of $5.01 and revenue of $17,800,000,000. Analysts predict the revenue to be around $16,490,000,000 and the EPS to be at $1.52.

Earnings Recap

• Acuity Brands AYI released earnings for Q3, higher than analyst estimates. They reported an EPS of $1.94, and revenue of 776,200,000.In the same quarter last year, they reported an earnings per share of $2.53 and revenue of $947,600,000.

• Conagra Brands CAG released earnings for Q4, higher than analyst estimates. They reported an EPS of $0.75, and revenue of 3,288,000,000.In the same quarter last year, they reported an earnings per share of $0.36 and revenue of $2,613,000,000.

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