Dow Rises 50 Points; Oxford Industries Shares Plunge

U.S. stocks pared some losses toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 turning higher on Friday.

The Dow traded up 0.16% to 32,156.53 while the NASDAQ fell 0.16% to 11,768.17. The S&P 500, also rose, gaining, 0.21% to 3,956.84.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

  • Utilities shares rose by 2.2% on Friday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included ReNew Energy Global Plc RNW, up 21%, and Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás EBR, up 5%.
  • In trading on Friday, consumer discretionary shares fell by 0.7%.

 

Top Headline

The S&P Global manufacturing PMI rose to 49.1 in March from 47.3 in the previous month, while services PMI climbed to 53.8 from 50.6 in January.

The S&P Global composite PMI surged to 53.3 in March from 50.1 in the prior month.

 

Equities Trading UP

  • Silvergate Capital Corporation SI shares shot up 71% to $1.9365 as traders circulated a rumor that a crypto exchange is trying to buy the company's trade processing technologies.
  • Shares of Torrid Holdings Inc. CURV got a boost, shooting 25% to $2.98 after the company reported Q4 results.
  • Vor Biopharma Inc. VOR shares were also up, gaining 16% to $5.92 after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 EPS results.

 

Equities Trading DOWN

  • Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. ALLR shares 24% to $0.0855 after the company announced a reverse stock split of its common stock.
  • Shares of Scholastic Corporation SCHL were down 21% to $32.53 after the company said Q3 adjusted EPS and sales results were lower year over year.
  • Oxford Industries, Inc. OXM was down, falling 14% to $100.55 after the company issued Q1 adjusted EPS guidance below estimates.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 1% to $69.25 while gold traded down 0.5% at $1,985.60.

Silver traded up 0.3% to $23.335 on Friday while copper fell 1.4% to $4.0675.

 

Euro zone

European shares closed lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 1.37%, London’s FTSE 100 fell 1.26% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index tumbled 1.98%. The German DAX declined 1.66%, French CAC 40 dipped 1.74% and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index fell 2.23%.

The S&P Global Eurozone manufacturing PMI dropped to 47.1 in March versus a reading of 48.5 in February, while services PMI climbed to 55.6 from 52.7. The S&P Global German composite PMI climbed to 52.6 in March from 50.7 in the prior month, while French composite PMI jumped to 54 from 51.7.

The S&P Global/CIPS UK services PMI fell to 52.8 in March from 53.5 in February, while manufacturing PMI slipped to 48 from 49.3. Retail sales in the UK increased 1.2% month-over-month in February. Spanish gross domestic product grew by 0.2% quarter-over-quarter during the last three months of 2022.

 

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed lower on Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropping 0.13%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index falling 0.67% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index declining 0.64%. India’s S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.6%.

Japanese services PMI climbed to 54.2 in March versus a final reading of 54.0 in February, while manufacturing PMI rose to 48.6 from 47.7. The annual inflation rate in Japan eased to 3.3% in February compared to January's 41-year high level of 4.3%.

 

Economics

  • US durable goods orders fell 1% month-over-month in February versus a revised 5% drop in January.
  • The S&P Global manufacturing PMI rose to 49.1 in March from 47.3 in the previous month, while services PMI climbed to 53.8 from 50.6 in January.
  • The S&P Global composite PMI surged to 53.3 in March from 50.1 in the prior month.

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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 106,082,750 cases with around 1,153,520 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 44,700,660 cases and 530,810 deaths, while France reported over 39,735,270 COVID-19 cases with 165,450 deaths. In total, there were at least 683,084,700 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 6,824,490 deaths.

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