Mid-Day Market Update: Nordstrom Rises On Upbeat Results; WWE Shares Slide

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Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.05 percent to 16,455.73 while the NASDAQ declined 0.16 percent to 4,062.98. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.07 percent to 1,872.19.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
In trading on Friday, telecommunications services shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.83 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included NQ Mobile
NQ
, up 5.2 percent, and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk
TLK
, up 5.3 percent. Basic materials shares fell about0.33 percent in trading on Friday. Top losers in the sector included Cliffs Natural Resources
CLF
, down 4 percent, and Thompson Creek Metals Company
TC
, off 3 percent.
Top Headline
On Thursday, J.C. Penney
JCP
reported
stronger-than-expected
first-quarter results. J.C. Penney's same-store sales also surged 6.2% in the quarter. J.C. Penney posted a quarterly loss of $352 million, or $1.15 per share. However, analysts were expecting a loss of $1.25 per share. Its revenue climbed to $2.8 billion, beating analysts' estimates of $2.71 billion.
Equities Trading UP
Rackspace Hosting
RAX
shares shot up 18.97 percent to $36.50 on confirmation of approach by potential buyers and partners. Shares of J. C. Penney Company
JCP
got a boost, shooting up 14.70 percent to $9.60 after the company reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results. J.C. Penney's same-store sales also surged 6.2% in the quarter. Nordstrom
JWN
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shares were also up, gaining 12.85 percent to $69.39 as the company
reported upbeat first-quarter
results. Nordstrom posted a quarterly profit of $0.72 per share on revenue of $2.93 billion. However, analysts were expecting a profit of $0.68 per share on revenue of $2.86 billion. Analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded Nordstrom from Neutral to Outperform.
Equities Trading DOWN
Shares of World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
were 43.16 percent to $11.33 following announcement of
NBCUniveral deal
on Thursday. Benchmark downgraded WWE from Buy to Hold. Just Energy Group
JE
shares tumbled 12.60 percent to $6.31 on Q1 results. Just Energy reported its Q1 earnings of $1.06 per share on revenue of $3.61 billion. Canadian Solar
CSIQ
was down, falling 7.31 percent to $23.47 after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q1 earnings and issued a weak forecast.
Commodities
In commodity news,
oil traded up 0.60 percent
to $102.11, while gold traded up 0.01 percent to $1,293.70. Silver traded down 0.56 percent Friday to $19.38, while copper rose 0.13 percent to $3.15.
Euro zone
European shares
were mixed
today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.14 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index rose 1.10 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB Index surged 1.12 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX declined 0.28 percent and the French CAC 40 tumbled 0.99 percent while UK shares rose 0.16 percent.
Economics
US housing starts surged 13.2% to an annual rate of 1.07 million in April, versus a revised rate of 947,000 in March. However, economists were expecting a rate of 980,000 in April. The preliminary reading of Reuter's/University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index fell to 81.80 in May, versus a prior reading of 84.10. However, economists were expecting a reading of 84.50.
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