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U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.33% to 37,143.30 while the NASDAQ rose 0.97% to 15,000.30. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.43% to 4,759.68.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares rose by 1.4% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, health care shares dipped by 0.9%.
Top Headline
U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 16,000 to 187,000 in the week ending January 18, compared to market estimates of 207,000.
Equities Trading UP
Agrify Corporation (NASDAQ: AGFY) shares shot up 133% to $2.75. Agrify said it entered into first Hydrocarbon Extraction Lab & Vertical Farming unit facility in California.
Shares of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. (NASDAQ: LYT) got a boost, surging 114% to $0.2032 after falling 5% on Wednesday.
Celularity Inc. (NASDAQ: CELU) shares were also up, gaining 59% to $0.3013 ...