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U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 150 points on Monday.
The Dow traded up 0.41% to 38,018.23 while the NASDAQ rose 0.30% to 15,356.67. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.25% to 4,851.78.
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Real estate shares rose by 0.7% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, consumer discretionary shares fell by 0.5%.
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US leading economic index fell 0.1% for December, versus analysts’ expectations for a 0.5% decline.
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Sagimet Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: SGMT) shares shot up 94% to $13.24 after the company announced denifanstat in the Phase 2b FASCINATE-2 clinical trial achieved statistically significant results on the primary and multiple secondary endpoints.
Shares of Rail Vision Ltd. (NASDAQ: RVSN) got a boost, surging 69% to $2.3201. Rail Vision said its main line system has successfully obtained formal certifications for ...