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Mid-afternoon market update: Dow gains 75 points; GW Pharmaceuticals (GWPH Stock) shares jump on acquisition newsNEWS |
2/3/2021 8:14:08 PM GMT | By Benzinga Team
Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.25% to 30,763 while the NASDAQ rose 0.5% to 13,680.71. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.45% to 3,843.70.
The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 26,436,590 cases with around 446,900 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 10,777,280 confirmed cases and 154,590 deaths, while Brazil reported over 9,283,410 COVID-19 cases with 226,300 deaths. In total, there were at least 103,972,190 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with over 2,255,490 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
2/2/2021 5:51:13 PM GMT | By Benzinga Team
Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 2.02% to 30,821.97 while the NASDAQ rose 1.41% to 13,592.22. The S&P also rose, gaining 1.73% to 3,839.07.
The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 26,322,210 cases with around 443,610 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 10,766,240 confirmed cases and 154,480 deaths, while Brazil reported over 9,229,320 COVID-19 cases with 225,090 deaths. In total, there were at least 103,499,060 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with over 2,240,720 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
TETRA Technologies, Inc. TTI 29.53%, up 28%, and
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. ARLP 8.26%, up 11%.
Mid-Day Market Update: Crude Oil Rises 3%; Immunovant Shares Plummet benzinga.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from benzinga.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Shares of Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CATB) got a boost, shooting 130% to $5.59 after the company announced the acquisition of Quellis Biosciences.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) shares were also up, gaining 74% to $337.03 after Robinhood said it would allow some buying of the stocks on Friday after sparking outrage over discontinuing purchases of GME, AMC, and high stocks seeing social media interest. The company’s stock dropped over 44% on Thursday.
Equities Trading DOWN
Drive Shack Inc. (NASDAQ: DS) shares tumbled 20% to $2.525 after the company announced a common stock offering of 20.83 million shares at $2.40 per share.
Shares of Ucommune International Ltd (NASDAQ: UK) were down 31% to $3.5250 after the company reported pricing of $20 million underwritten offering.
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