Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Datalink Surges Following Acquisition News; HSN Shares Slide

Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded up 1.95 percent to 18,237.83 while the NASDAQ climbed 2.35 percent to 5,164.77. The S&P also rose, gaining 2.10 percent to 2,128.93.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Monday afternoon, technology shares gained by 2.43 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Datalink Corporation DTLK, and Sothebys BID.

In trading on Monday, telecommunications services shares rose by just 0.9 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included Shenandoah Telecommunications Company SHEN, down 9 percent, and Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (ADR) IIJI, down 7 percent.

Top Headline

LendingClub Corp LC reported a smaller loss than analysts estimated for the third quarter. Similarly, revenue also came in above the estimates.

The company reported adjusted loss of $0.04 a share, exceeding expectations by $0.03 per share. Its revenue came in at $112.6 million, beating estimates by $9.29 million.

Equities Trading UP

Blue Nile Inc NILE shares shot up 34 percent to $40.73 after the company disclosed a deal with Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street LLC for $40.75 a share in cash.

Shares of Datalink Corporation DTLK got a boost, shooting up 18 percent to $11.13 after Insight Enterprises, Inc. NSIT announced plans to acquire Datalink for $11.25 per share in cash.

Medallion Financial Corp MFIN shares were also up, gaining 27 percent to $4.13 following Q3 results. Medallion Financial reported Q3 earnings of $5 million on revenue of $2 million.

Equities Trading DOWN

Concordia International Corp CXRX shares dropped 38 percent to $1.99 after the company reported downbeat results for its third quarter. Concordia also disclosed that it is suspending its guidance.

Shares of HSN, Inc. HSNI were down 10 percent to $32.45 after the company posted weaker-than-expected Q3 earnings.

Plug Power Inc PLUG was down, falling around 10 percent to $1.27 as the company posted a wider-than-expected Q3 loss.

Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1.07 percent to $44.54 while gold traded down 1.83 percent to $1,280.60.

Silver traded down 1.04 percent Monday to $18.18, while copper rose 2.10 percent to $2.31.

Eurozone

European shares closed higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 climbed 1.53 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index rose 1.45 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index surged 2.56 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX climbed 1.93 percent, and the French CAC 40 rose 1.91 percent while U.K. shares rose 1.70 percent.

Economics

Data on consumer credit for September will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET.