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U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 100 points on Monday.
Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded up 0.55% to 38,073.10 while the NASDAQ rose 0.71% to 15,420.00. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.49% to 4,863.49.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Real estate shares rose by 1.4% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, consumer staples shares fell by 0.2%.
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US leading index fell 0.1% for December, versus analysts’ expectations for a 0.5% decline.
Equities Trading UP
Sagimet Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: SGMT) shares shot up 155% to $17.37 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 50% to $2.07. Rail ...