VRPX - Crude Oil Gains Over 1%; Virpax Pharmaceuticals Shares Spike Higher | Benzinga
U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 50 points on Wednesday.
The Dow traded up 0.10% to 39,329.75 while the NASDAQ rose 0.34% to 18,491.35. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.24% to 5,590.26.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Materials shares jumped by 0.7% on Wednesday.
In trading on Wednesday, consumer discretionary shares fell by 0.2%.
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The EIA said U.S. crude oil inventories declined by 3.444 million barrels in the week ended July 5, compared to market estimates of a 3.0 million decline.
Equities Trading UP
- Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRPX) shares shot up 87% to $2.17 after the company announced results for a Swine Model pilot study for Probudur.
- Shares of Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ:LGVN) got a boost, surging 51% to $4.3350 after the company announced that the FDA granted Regenerative Medicine ...