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October was a strong month for the gaming industry, with eight of the top ten best-selling games in the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/video-games">U.S. being new releases</a>.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 topped the charts, contributing to a 10% year-over-year increase in U.S. video game spending, which reached $4.7 billion.
According to Circana&#8217;s monthly report (<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/october-2024-sales-charts-call-of-duty-black-ops-6-sparks-xbox-game-pass-subscription-surge">via</a> IGN), Black Ops 6 is already the third best-selling game of the year and saw sales 23% higher in its first two weeks than last year's Modern Warfare 3 over the same period. 
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Mat Piscatella of Circana noted that 82% of the game's full dollar sales came from PlayStation 5, likely because Xbox players opted to access the game through Game Pass instead of purchasing it outright.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Game Pass And Subscription Growth</h3>
The availability of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/gaming/24/10/41662426/black-ops-6-shatters-records-call-of-dutys-biggest-launch-drives-60-sales-spike">Black Ops 6 on Game Pass</a> appears to have driven growth in video game subscription spending, which increased 16% year-over-year in October. 
This suggests that the game attracted new subscribers to Microsoft Corp.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) platform while maintaining strong sales elsewhere.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Dragon Ball And Silent Hill Stand Out</h3>
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero secured the second spot on October's sales charts and became the best-selling Dragon Ball game in the U.S. The game is also now the third best-selling title in Bandai Namco Holdings ADR&#8217;s (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NCBDY#OTC">NCBDY</a>) history, following<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/gaming/24/11/42068231/sony-in-talks-to-acquire-elden-ring-publisher-kadokawa-report"> Elden Ring </a>and Dark Souls 3.
The Silent Hill 2 remake came in third and is now the second best-selling game in the franchise, second only to the original Silent Hill 2.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Sales Shifts from Discounts and Game Pass</h3>
The Final Fantasy I-VI Collection moved up from No. 90 in September to No. 19 in October, likely due to a significant price drop on Nintendo ADR&#8216;s (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NTDOY#OTC">NTDOY</a>) Nintendo Switch. Meanwhile, Sifu climbed to No. 9 on Xbox's monthly active users chart after being added to Game Pass.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Hardware And Accessories Performance</h3>
Hardware sales saw a 23% decline compared to last year. Nintendo Switch sales dropped 38%, while PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series sales were down 20% and 18%, respectively. The PlayStation 5 remains the top-selling console in both units and dollar sales, with Xbox Series consoles in second place.
In accessories, spending increased by 15%, with Sony Group Corp's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SONY#NYSE">SONY</a>) PlayStation Portal becoming the month's best-selling item.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Top 20 Best-Selling Games In October</h3>
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<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6</li>
<li>Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero</li>
<li>Silent Hill 2</li>
<li>Undisputed</li>
<li>Metaphor: ReFantazio</li>
<li>Dragon Age: The Veilguard</li>
<li>Super Mario Party Jamboree!&#x2A;</li>
<li>Madden NFL 25</li>
<li>Sonic X Shadow Generations</li>
<li>EA Sports FC 25</li>
<li>EA Sports College Football 25</li>
<li>The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom&#x2A;</li>
<li>Hogwarts Legacy</li>
<li>NHL 25</li>
<li>Astro Bot</li>
<li>Minecraft&#x2A;</li>
<li>NBA 2K25</li>
<li>Life Is Strange: Double Exposure</li>
<li>Final Fantasy I-VI Bundle</li>
<li>Elden Ring</li>
</ol>
(&#x2A;Digital sales data for some titles are not included in Circana's report.)
As the year approaches its final months, upcoming Black Friday deals may impact both hardware and software sales.
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U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining by more than 350 points on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.82% to 44,228.50 while the NASDAQ rose 0.14% to 18,998.27. The S&amp;P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.31% to 5,966.91.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors Consumer staples shares rose by 1.5% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, communication services shares fell by 0.6%.
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Shares of Intuit Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTU#NASDAQ">INTU</a>) fell over 5% on Friday after the company reported upbeat results for its first-quarter results, but issued weak forecast for the current quarter.
The company reported quarterly earnings of $2.50 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.35 per share. Quarterly revenue came in at $3.28 billion which beat the consensus estimate of $3.14 billion
Equities Trading UP &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<li>Elastic N.V. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ESTC#NYSE">ESTC</a>) shares shot up 16% to $109.17 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued FY25 guidance above estimates.</li>
<li>Shares of Matthews International Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MATW#NASDAQ">MATW</a>) got a boost, surging 19% to $30.26 following upbeat earnings.</li>
<li>Replimune Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/REPL#NASDAQ">REPL</a>) shares were also up, gaining 45% to $16.00 after the company on Thursday announced it received breakthrough therapy designation status for RP1 and will submit an RP1 biologics license application to the FDA under an accelerated approval pathway.</li>
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<li>Autonomix Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMIX#NASDAQ">AMIX</a>) shares dropped 55% to $6.11 after the company announced the pricing of a $9 million underwritten public offering.</li>
<li>Shares of Aptose Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APTO#NASDAQ">APTO</a>) were down 43% to $0.1390 after the company announced the pricing of an $8 million public offering.</li>
<li>Cemtrex, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CETX#NASDAQ">CETX</a>) was down, falling 41% to $0.1164 after the company announced its board approved a 1-for-35 reverse stock split.</li>
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Commodities In commodity news, oil traded up 1.5% to $71.16 while gold traded up 1.1% at $2,704.00.
Silver traded up 1.1% to $31.275 on Friday, while copper fell 0.8% to $4.0940.
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European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 1.12%, Germany's DAX gained 0.77% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.46%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.16%, while London's FTSE 100 gained 1.35%.
The S&amp;P Global UK composite PMI declined to 49.9 in November versus 51.8 in the previous month, while Eurozone composite PMI dipped to 48.1 in November from 50 in the prior month.
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Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.68%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 1.89%, China's Shanghai Composite Index dipping 3.06% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 2.54%.
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<li>The S&amp;P Global US Services PMI climbed to 57 in November versus 55 in the previous month, while manufacturing PMI increased to 48.8 in November from 48.5 in the previous month.</li>
<li>The University of Michigan consumer sentiment for the US fell to 71.8 in November versus a preliminary reading of 73.</li>
<li>The year-ahead inflation expectations in the U.S fell to 2.6% in November from 2.7% in October.</li>
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Medtronic's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MDT#NYSE">MDT</a>) short percent of float has fallen 4.76% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 10.18 million shares sold short, which is 0.8% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.93 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Medtronic Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1732302924_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Medtronic has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Medtronic's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Medtronic's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 4.17%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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