SPEC - Crude Oil Falls Sharply; Ambrx Biopharma Shares Spike Higher | Benzinga
U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 1% on Monday.
The Dow traded down 0.19% to 37,396.28 while the NASDAQ rose 1.20% to 14,698.88. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.55% to 4,722.93.
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Information technology shares jumped by 2% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, energy shares fell by 2.2%.
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Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) posted upbeat earnings for its first quarter on Monday.
Commercial Metals posted adjusted earnings of $1.63 per share, beating market estimates of $1.45 per share. The company’s quarterly sales came in at $2.00 billion versus estimates of $1.89 billion.
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Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HARP) shares shot up 112% to $22.40 after Merck announced it will acquire the company for $23 per share in cash.
Shares of Ambrx Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAM) got a boost, surging 100% to $27.32 after Johnson ...