Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Dow Surges 575 Points; Apyx Medical Shares Spike Higher

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones gaining 575 points on Thursday.

The Dow traded up 1.79% to 32,695.32 while the NASDAQ rose 2.90% to 11,766.60. The S&P also rose, gaining, 2.17% to 4,065.13.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors


Consumer discretionary shares jumped by 5.3% on Thursday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Baozun Inc. BZUN, up 25% and GameStop Corp. MOD up 29%.


In trading on Thursday, real estate shares rose by just 0.3%.


Top Headline


The US economy contracted an annualized 1.5% on quarter during the first three months of the year, compared to initial estimate of a 1.4% drop.

 

Equities Trading UP


SciSparc Ltd. SPRC shares shot up 41% to $3.33. SciSparc reported Ethics Committee approval to conduct a Phase IIb trial in Tourette Syndrome.


Shares of Apyx Medical Corporation APYX got a boost, shooting 46% to $5.42 after the company received the FDA 510(k) clearance for use of renuvion cosmetic technology in dermal resurfacing procedures.


Modine Manufacturing Company MOD shares were also up, gaining 29% to $11.18 as the company reported fourth-quarter FY22 sales growth of 12% year-on-year, to $574.4 million, beating the consensus of $538.02 million.


Equities Trading DOWN

Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc AVDL shares tumbled 65% to $1.1850 after announcing new FDA request for experimental narcolepsy drug.


Shares of MSP Recovery, Inc. MSPR were down 30% to $2.6150. MSP Recovery reaffirmed its sales guidance.


NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NRXP was down, falling 54% to $0.64. Based on the review of approximately 460 patients, the Data Safety and Monitoring Board determined the evaluation of NRx Pharmaceuticals’ Zyesami (aviptadil) should cease due to futility.


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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 3.4% to $114.08, while gold traded up 0.1% to $1,847.90.


Silver traded up 0.4% to $21.965 on Thursday while copper rose 0.3% to $4.2665.



Euro zone


European shares were higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 rose 0.78%, London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.56% and Spain’s IBEX 35 Index rose 1.47%. The German DAX gained 1.59%, French CAC 40 rose 1.78% and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index gained 1.22%.

Manufacturing confidence in Italy fell to 109.3 in May, recording the lowest reading since April 2021, while consumer confidence rose to 102.7, from a 17-month low of 100 in April. UK’s car production declined 11.3% from a year ago to 60,554 units in April.


Economics


The US economy contracted an annualized 1.5% on quarter during the first three months of the year, compared to initial estimate of a 1.4% drop.


U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 8 thousand to 210 thousand in the week ended May 21st.


Corporate profits dropped 4.3% to $2.42 trillion in the first quarter.


The pending home sales index fell 3.9% in April.


US natural gas stocks increased by 80 billion cubic feet last week, the EIA said.


The Kansas City Fed’s Manufacturing Production Index declined to 19 in May from 28 a month ago.


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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 85,440,340 cases with around 1,030,410 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 43,144,820 cases and 524,520 deaths, while Brazil reported over 30,846,600 COVID-19 cases with 666,110 deaths. In total, there were at least 529,851,290 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 6,306,520 deaths.

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