U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 100 points on Thursday.
The Dow traded up 0.27% to 37,758.26 while the NASDAQ rose 0.17% to 15,124.90. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.23% to 4,792.56.
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Utilities shares jumped by 0.6 on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, energy shares fell by 0.9%
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The EIA said crude oil inventories in the U.S. declined by 6.911 million barrels in the week ending Dec. 22, falling the most in four months and compared to market estimates of a 2.704 million-barrel decline.
Equities Trading UP
Microbot Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: MBOT) shares shot up 43% to $1.89 after the company announced the completion of its GLP pivotal pre-clinical study.
Shares of Cingulate Inc. (NASDAQ: CING) got a boost, surging 129% to $9.14. On Tuesday, Cingulate received FDA guidance for CTx-1301 (dexmethylphenidate), its lead investigational product candidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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