Nasdaq Rises Over 100 Points; Goldman Sachs Tops Q3 Views

U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining over 100 points on Tuesday.

The Dow traded up 1.07% to 30,508.96 while the NASDAQ rose 1.12% to 10,795.82. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.17% to 3,721.03.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Industrials shares climbed 2.1% on Tuesday. Leading the sector was strength from KULR Technology Group, Inc. KULR and Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT.

In trading on Tuesday, energy shares rose by just 0.3%.

Top Headline

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS reported better-than-expected Q3 results.

Goldman Sachs Group posted quarterly sales of $11.98 billion, versus market estimates of $11.43 billion.

Equities Trading UP

• Akouos, Inc. AKUS shares shot up 86% to $13.02. Eli Lilly And Co LLY agreed to acquire Akouos for a 78% premium over Monday’s closing price of $7.01.
• Shares of AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AVEO got a boost, shooting 40% to $14.68 after LG Chem announced it will acquire AVEO Oncology for $15 per share in cash.
• Quoin Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. QNRX shares were also up, gaining 26% to $2.39 after the company announced plans to initiate a second clinical trial in Netherton Syndrome patients.

Equities Trading DOWN

• Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SLRX shares tumbled 46% to $2.71 after the company announced a pause in new patient enrollment in its Phase 1/2 trial of seclidemstat in Ewing Sarcoma and FET-rearranged sarcomas following the death of a patient.
• Shares of Cosmos Holdings Inc. COSM were down 46% to $0.0804 after the company announced pricing of a $7.5 million upsized public offering at $0.12 per share.
• Sierra Metals Inc. SMTS was down, falling 38% to $0.3098 after the company provided a financial and operations update and announced a strategic review process.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 3.1% to $82.84, while gold traded down 0.5% at $1,655.50.

Silver traded down 0.5% to $18.62 on Tuesday while copper fell 1.7% to $3.3575.

Euro zone

European shares were higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 rose 0.34%, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.24% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index jumped 0.72%. The German DAX climbed 0.92%, French CAC 40 rose 0.44% and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index gained 0.93%.

Passenger car registrations in the European Union surged 9.6% year-over-year to 787,870 units in September. The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for the Eurozone rose to -59.7 in October versus September's 14-year low level of -60.7, while German ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment increased by 2.7 points to -59.2 in October.

Spanish trade deficit increased to EUR 7.94 billion in August from EUR 3.88 billion in the year-ago month, while Italy reported a trade deficit of EUR 9.57 billion in August versus a year-ago surplus EUR 1.02 billion.

Economics

• Industrial production in the US rose 0.4% from a month ago in September versus a revised 0.1% decline in August and above analysts’ estimates of a 0.1% growth. Manufacturing production climbed 0.4% from a month ago in September.
• The NAHB housing market index declined for the 10th consecutive month to a reading of 38 in October, down from market estimates of 43.
• Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic is set to speak at 2:00 p.m. ET.
• The Treasury International Capital report for August will be released at 4:00 p.m. ET.
• Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari will speak at 5:30 p.m. ET.

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COVID-19 Update

The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 98,877,880 cases with around 1,090,800 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 44,632,430 cases and 528,910 deaths, while France reported over 36,268,020 COVID-19 cases with 155,980 deaths. In total, there were at least 630,430,620 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 6,573,170 deaths.