U.S. stocks were lower this morning, with the Dow Jones falling over 100 points on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.37% to 35,153.58 while the NASDAQ fell 0.37% to 13,921.89. The S&P 500, also fell, dropping, 0.50% to 4,491.00.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Consumer staples shares fell by just 0.1% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, real estate shares dipped by 1.9%.
Top Headline
U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 6,000 from the previous week to 227,000 in the week ending July 29, in line with estimates.
Equities Trading UP
Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJDX) shares shot up 86% to $10.15.
Shares of Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: ADMP) got a boost, shooting 63% to $2.17. Adamis Pharmaceuticals shares declined around 67% on Wednesday after the company reported pricing of $8 million public offering of 5.93 million units at a price of $1.35 per unit.
Traeger, Inc. (NYSE: COOK) shares were also up, gaining 49% to $6.15 after the company posted upbeat quarterly results.
Equities Trading DOWN
Aravive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARAV) shares dropped 68% to $0.40 after the company’s Phase 3 AXLerate-OC trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of batiraxcept in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer did not meet its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) in the pre-specified subset of …