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General Electric Co GE announced its plans to acquire some assets from Thermo Fisher TMO for around $1.06 billion.
Equities Trading UP
Shares of SolarCity SCTY got a boost, shooting up 11.84 percent to $66.29 after Goldman Sachs added the stock to its Conviction Buy list.
Sirius XM Holdings SIRI was also up, gaining 7.14 percent to $3.83 after Liberty Media LMCA offered to acquire Sirius in a stock swap deal valued at $3.68 per share.
Equities Trading DOWNShares of Select Comfort SCSS were down 17.99 percent to $17.51 on weak Q4 guidance.
Sarepta Therapeutics SRPT tumbled 8.14 percent to $18.78 after Citigroup downgraded the stock from Neutral to Sell.
First Solar FSLR was down, falling 5.96 percent to $53.36 after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock from Buy to Sell.Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.11 percent to $94.06, while gold traded up 0.13 percent to $1,240.20.
Eurozone
European shares were higher today. The Spanish Ibex Index rose 1.03 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB Index surged 0.90 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX gained 0.27 percent and the French CAC 40 rose 0.08 percent while U.K. shares climbed 0.23 percent.
The ISM non-manufacturing index declined to53.00 in December, versus a prior reading of 53.90. However, economists were expecting a reading of 54.70.
U.S. factory orders rose 1.80% in November, versus economists' estimates for a 1.70% growth.
The Treasury is set to auction 3-and 6-month bills.© 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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