Gold Rises Over 1%; Recursion Pharmaceuticals Shares Spike Higher

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones gaining over 100 points on Wednesday.

The Dow traded up 0.33% to 34,374.56 while the NASDAQ rose 1.21% to 13,926.89. The S&P 500, also rose, gaining, 0.82% to 4,475.79.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

• Utilities shares climbed by 1.5% on Wednesday.
• In trading on Wednesday, industrials shares fell by 0.1%.

Top Headline

The annual inflation rate in the U.S. eased to 3% in June, recording the lowest level since March 2021, versus May’s level of 4% and market expectations of 3.1%.

Equities Trading UP

• Healthcare Triangle, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCTI) shares shot up 111% to $6.88 as the company launched initiative to prevent ransomware attacks in the $35 billion healthcare data market.
• Shares of Ault Alliance, Inc. (NYSE:AULT) got a boost, shooting 51% to $4.9750 after the company said it anticipates $200 million in annual revenue for 2023.
• Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:RXRX) shares were also up, gaining 74% to $11.78 after the company announced collaboration and a $50 million investment from NVIDIA.

Equities Trading DOWN

• Katapult Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:KPLT) shares dropped 27% to $0.72. Katapult’s board approved a 1-for-25 reverse stock split of common stock.
• Shares of PainReform Ltd. (NASDAQ:PRFX) were down 49% to $8.44 after the company reported pricing of $2.7 million concurrent registered direct offering and private placement.
• T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTOO) was down, falling 20% to $0.1196 after the company announced preliminary results for the second quarter of 2023.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 0.7% to $75.34 while gold traded up 1.4% at $1,964.30.

Silver traded up 4.5% to $24.325 on Wednesday while copper rose 2.2% to $3.8505.

Euro zone

European shares closed higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 rose 1.51%, London’s FTSE 100 rose 1.83% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index gained 1.31% The German DAX gained 1.47% French CAC 40 climbed 1.57% and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index gained 1.75%.

Spain's annual consumer price inflation eased to 1.9% in June from 3.2% in May.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling 0.81%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gaining 1.08%, China’s Shanghai Composite Index declining 0.78%. India’s S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.34%.

Producer prices in Japan increased by 4.1% year-over-year in June, slowing to their lowest level since April 2021. Japan's core machinery orders fell 7.6% month-over-month in May.

Economics

• Mortgage applications in the U.S. rose 0.9% in the week ended July 7, 2023.
• The annual inflation rate in the U.S. eased to 3% in June, recording the lowest level since March 2021, versus May’s level of 4% and market expectations of 3.1%.
• U.S. crude oil inventories increased by 5.946 million barrels in the week to July 7, higher than market expectations for a 0.483 million barrel gain, the EIA reported.

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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 107,361,310 cases with around 1,168,530 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 44,994,610 cases and 531,910 deaths, while France reported over 40,138,560 COVID-19 cases with 167,640 deaths. In total, there were at least 691,421,710 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 6,898,950 deaths.