U.S. stocks traded higher this morning on Thursday, following the release of economic reports.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow surged up 0.26% to 38,525.18 while the NASDAQ rose 0.01% to 15,860.35. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.19% to 5,010.23.
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Sector Performance
Real estate shares rose by 0.9% on Thursday.
In trading, communication services shares fell by 0.4%.
Top Headline
U.S. retail sales fell 0.8% month-over-month in January compared to a revised 0.4% increase in December, and versus market estimates of a 0.1% fall.
Rising and Falling Stocks
Shares of JX Luxventure Limited JXJT skyrocketed 365% to $6.05 following H1 results.
Shares of Dunxin Financial Holdings Limited DXF surged 270% to $1.35 after a 5% gain on Wednesday.
Shares of Nano-X Imaging Ltd. NNOX were also up, gaining 79% to $11.35.
Equities Trading DOWN
Shares of Earlyworks Co., Ltd ELWS plunged 39% to $0.80.
Shares of Treasure Global Inc. TGL dropped 36% to $0.1011 following second-quarter results.
Renalytix Plc RNLX was down, falling 28% to $0.8699 after the company posted weak quarterly sales.
Commodities Market
In commodity news, oil traded down 1.2% to $76.95 while gold traded down 0.1% at $2,004.50.
Silver traded up 1.2% to $22.425 on Thursday while copper fell 0.3% to $3.6985.
Eurozone Update
European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 gained 0.50%, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.75% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 0.09% The German DAX rose 0.38% French CAC 40 rose 0.68% while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index rose 0.63%.
The Eurozone recorded a trade surplus of €16.8 billion in December versus a year-ago deficit of €8.5 billion. Italy reported a trade surplus of EUR 5.61 billion in December. Spain’s consumer price inflation rose to a three-month high of 3.4% year-over-year in January.
The UK’s economy expanded by 0.1% in 2023, recording the weakest performance since 2020. Labor productivity in the UK declined by 1.0% on quarter in the fourth quarter, while industrial production increased 0.6% month-over-month in December. The UK’s trade deficit shrank to £2.603 billion in December versis a revised £3.723 billion a month ago.
Asia Pacific Markets Update
Asian markets closed higher on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 gaining 1.21%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rising 0.41%, China’s Shanghai Composite Index gaining 1.28% and India’s S&P BSE Sensex gaining 0.32%.
India reported a trade deficit of $17.5 billion in January, versus a year-ago gap of $17.03 billion, while total passenger vehicle sales in the country rose by 13.9% year-over-year to 339,441 for January. Japan’s industrial production growth was revised lower to 1.4% month-over-month for compared to flash reading of a 1.8% increase, while the country’s economy contracted by 0.4% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter.
Economic Indicators
The NY Empire State Manufacturing Index rose to -2.4 in February from -43.7 in the previous month and compared to market estimates of -15.
The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index increased 16 points to a reading of 5.2 in February, versus market expectations of -8.
Export prices in the U.S. rose 0.8% month-over-month in January, while U.S. import prices increased by 0.8%.
U.S. initial jobless claims declined by 8,000 from the previous week’s revised reading to 212,000 during the period ending Feb. 9, versus market expectations of 220,000.
U.S. retail sales fell 0.8% month-over-month in January compared to a revised 0.4% increase in December, and versus market estimates of a 0.1% fall.
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