Nasdaq Dips Over 100 Points; Unity Software Shares Jump

U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling over 100 points on Thursday.

The Dow traded down 0.62% to 42,280.33 while the NASDAQ fell 0.70% to 19,175.52. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.59% to 5,846.80.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Energy shares rose by 1.2% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, real estate shares fell by 0.6%.

Top Headline

The S&P Global manufacturing PMI declined to 49.4 in December compared to 49.7 in the prior month, and versus a revised preliminary reading of 48.3.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 2.2% to $73.31 while gold traded up 1% at $2,666.60.

Silver traded up 2.2% to $29.880 on Thursday, while copper fell 0.1% to $4.0220.

Euro zone

European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.54%, Germany's DAX 40 gained 0.39% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.15%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.55%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 1.13%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Thursday, with China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 2.66%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dipping 2.18% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 1.83%.

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