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U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite trading higher on Tuesday.

The Dow traded down 0.18% to 36,138.19 while the NASDAQ rose 0.19% to 14,212.19. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.07% to 4,566.73.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

 

Information technology shares rose by 0.4% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, materials shares dipped by 1.3%.

 

Top Headline

 

AutoZone Inc AZO reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Tuesday.

The company posted quarterly sales growth of 5.1% Y/Y to $4.19 billion, marginally missing the analyst consensus of $4.198 billion. EPS of $32.55 beat the consensus of $31.57.

 

Equities Trading UP

 

Clearmind Medicine Inc. CMND shares shot up 59% to $6.08 after the company announced results in its cocaine addiction treatment.

Shares of Travere Therapeutics, Inc. TVTX got a boost, shooting 21% to $7.63 after the company announced the completion of a successful pre-NDA meeting with the FDA for FILSPARI in IgA nephropathy and provided regulatory updates for both IgAN and FSGS.

Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. MFH shares were also up, gaining 32% to $1.5599. The company announced a $6 million private placement financing.

 

Equities Trading DOWN

 

Replimune Group, Inc. REPL shares dropped 43% to $7.05 after the company announced results from the primary analysis of the CERPASS trial evaluating RP1 in combination with cemiplimab for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic CSCC and provided initial data for all patients in the anti-PD1 failed melanoma cohort of the IGNYTE clinical trial.

Shares of iBio, Inc. IBIO were down 43% to $1.53 after the company announced pricing of a $4.5 million public offering.

Designer Brands Inc. DBI was down, falling 32% to $8.65 after the company reported worse-than-expected third-quarter financial results and lowered FY23 adjusted EPS guidance.

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Commodities

 

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.8% to $72.48 while gold traded down 0.3% at $2,035.90.

Silver traded down 1.7% to $24.475 on Tuesday while copper fell 1.3% to $3.7860.

 

Euro zone

 

European shares closed mostly higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 rose 0.40%, London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.31% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index rose 0.59% The German DAX rose 0.78% French CAC 40 rose 0.74%, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index rose 0.56%.

Industrial producer prices in the Eurozone fell by 9.4% year-over-year in October versus a 12.4% decline a month ago. The HCOB Eurozone services PMI was revised higher to 48.7 in November compared to a preliminary level of 48.2, and versus 47.8 in October.

The S&P Global/CIPS UK services PMI was rose to 50.9 in November versus a preliminary reading of 50.5, while French services PMI came at 45.4 in November versus preliminary estimates of 45.3. German services PMI was revised higher to 49.6 in November versus a preliminary reading of 48.7.

 

Asia Pacific Markets

 

Asian markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling 1.37%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index falling 1.91% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index falling 1.67%. India’s S&P BSE Sensex, meanwhile, climbed 0.63%.

The S&P Global India services PMI fell to 56.9 in November compared to prior month’s reading of 58.4, while Caixin China General service PMI rose to 51.5 in November versus 50.4 a month ago. The au Jibun Bank Japan services PMI was revised lower to 50.8 in November compared to a preliminary reading of 51.7, while S&P Global Hong Kong SAR PMI climbed to 50.1 in November compared to 48.9 a month ago. The Reserve Bank of Australia held its cash rates at 4.35% during its recent meeting.

 

Economics

 

The number of job openings fell by 617,000 from the prior month to 8.733 million for October, down from market estimates of 9.3 million.

The S&P Global composite PMI came in at 50.7 in November, unchanged from the prior month's reading.

The ISM Services PMI rose to 52.7 in November from 51.8 in the previous month and topping market estimates of 52.

The RealClearMarkets/TIPP Economic Optimism Index fell to 40.0 in December from 44.5 a month ago.

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