VERO - Crude Oil Edges Lower; Asensus Surgical Shares Jump | Benzinga
U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 0.1% on Friday.
The Dow traded up 0.12% to 38,931.98 while the NASDAQ fell 0.09% to 17,156.98. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.11% to 5,359.05.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Financial shares climbed by 0.7% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, real estate shares dipped by 0.8%.
Top Headline
The total number of active U.S. oil rigs fell by four to 492 rigs this week, Baker Hughes Inc reported.
Equities Trading UP
- Venus Concept Inc. (NASDAQ:VERO) shares shot up 74% to $1.0776 on continued upward momentum after the stock regained Nasdaq compliance.
- Shares of Asensus Surgical, Inc. (NYSE:ASXC) got a boost, surging 41% to $0.3322 after the company announced it will be acquired by KARL STORZ for $0.35 per share in cash.
- Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) shares were also up, gaining 20% to $4.6650. On Thursday, the FDA approved Geron's Rytelo (imetelstat) for adult patients with low-to intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with transfusion-dependent anemia.
Equities Trading DOWN
- Biomea Fusion, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMEA) shares dropped 64% to $4.07 after the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposed a full clinical hold on its Phase I/II trials for ...