Benzinga - by Lisa Levin, Benzinga Editor. U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 90 points on Monday.
The Dow traded down 0.14% to 35,232.62 while the NASDAQ rose 0.66% to 13,735.42. The S&P 500, also rose, gaining, 0.28% to 4,476.67.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares rose by 1.4% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, utilities shares fell by 0.8%.
Top Headline
Monday.com Ltd (NASDAQ: MNDY) reported better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter.
Monday.com reported second-quarter revenue growth of 42% Y/Y to $175.7 million, beating the consensus of $169.2 million. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.41 beat the consensus of 14 cents.
Monday.com raised 2023 revenue guidance to $713 million-$717 million (prior $702 million - $706 million) and consensus: $704.7 million.
Equities Trading UP
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYNE) shares shot up 280% to $1.2895 after Harmony Biosciences (NASDAQ: HRMY) announced it will acquire the company for $200 million.
Shares of Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSHA) got a boost, shooting 130% to $1.69 after the company reported initial clinical data from first adult rett syndrome patient dosed in REVEAL Phase 1/2 trial. The company also announced second-quarter results.
Hanryu Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HRYU) shares were also up, gaining 47% to $6.84. Hanryu Holdings partnered with SALTLUX for the development of AI powered conversational virtual assistant on popular K-Culture fandom application, FANTOO.
Equities Trading DOWN
BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTAI) shares dropped 42% to $4.28 after the company reported second-quarter results and announced plans to reduce over 50% of jobs.
Shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HE) were down 38% to $19.93 after Wells Fargo downgraded maintained an Underweight rating on the stock and lowered its price target from $35 to $25.
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC) was down, falling 34% to $3.4490 after the company received court approval for its revised stock conversion plan.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1% to $82.40 while gold traded down 0.1% at $1,944.10.
Silver traded down 0.2% to $22.695 on Monday while copper rose 0.2% to $3.7280.
Euro zone
European shares closed mixed today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 rose 0.15%, London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.23% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 0.05% The German DAX rose 0.46% French CAC 40 rose 0.12% and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index gained 0.57%.
Germany's wholesale prices fell 2.8% year-over-year in July following a 2.9% decline in the prior month.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly lower on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling 1.27%, China’s Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.34% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index falling 1.58%. India’s S&P BSE Sensex, meanwhile, rose 0.2%.
Indian merchandise trade deficit shrank to $20.67 billion in July from $25.43 billion in the year-ago month. India's wholesale prices fell by 1.36% year-over-year in July compared to a 4.12% decline in the previous month. Total passenger vehicle sales in India rose by 2.9% year-over-year to 302,251 in July.
Economics
There were no major US economic releases Monday.
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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 107,729,980 cases with around 1,172,090 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 44,996,270 cases and 531,920 deaths, while France reported over 40,138,560 COVID-19 cases with 167,640 deaths. In total, there were at least 693,569,420 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 6,907,670 deaths.
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