UK - US Stocks Edge Higher On Last Trading Day Of 2023; Chicago PMI Falls In December | Benzinga
U.S. stocks traded slightly higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 10 points on Friday.
Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.03% to 37,723.19 while the NASDAQ rose 0.02% to 15,098.01. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.05% to 4,785.65.
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Information technology shares rose by 0.2% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, real estate shares fell by 0.5%.
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The Chicago PMI fell to 46.9 in December from 55.8 in the previous month, and compared to market estimates of 51.
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China SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SXTC) shares shot up 158% to $5.34.
Shares of China Green Agriculture, Inc. (NYSE: CGA) got a boost, surging 70% to $3.23. On Dec. 27, China Green Agriculture entered into a stock purchase agreement with Zhibiao Pan for the acquisition of all outstanding stock of Lonestar Dream for a total ...