U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite dipping around 150 points on Thursday.
The Dow traded down 0.33% to 40,755.96 while the NASDAQ fell 0.86% to 17,764.21. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.46% to 5,594.92.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares climbed by 0.1% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, consumer discretionary shares fell by 0.8%.
Top Headline
U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 4,000 from the prior week to 232,000 in the week ending August 17th, compared to market expectations of 230,000.
Equities Trading UP
- Peloton Interactive, Inc.(NASDAQ:PTON) shares shot up 26% to $4.230 after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter financial results.
- Shares of...
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