U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite rising more than 200 points on Monday.
The Dow traded up 0.73% to 40,291.69 while the NASDAQ rose 1.16% to 18,611.47. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.81% to 5,660.67.
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Energy shares jumped by 1.6% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, utilities shares fell by 2.1%.
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The NY Empire State Manufacturing Index fell to a reading of -6.6 in July, compared to market estimates of -6.
Equities Trading UP
- Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ:SCNI) shares shot up 51% to $6.12 after the company announced in-vivo preclinical study results of NanoAb.
- Shares of Autonomix Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMIX) got a boost, surging 149% to $1.48 after the company entered into an agreement with RF Innovations to license intellectual property for its Apex ...