Crude Oil Down Over 1%; Mercury Systems Shares Spike Higher
Crude Oil Down Over 1%; Mercury Systems Shares Spike Higher
In trading on Tuesday, communication services shares fell 1.3%.U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 250 points on Wednesday.
美國股市週三交易朝向不同方向，道瓊斯指數上漲約250點。
The Dow traded up 0.65% to 40,022.71 while the NASDAQ fell 0.20% to 17,153.85. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.24% to 5,447.57.
道瓊斯指數上漲0.65％至40,022.71，納斯達克指數下降0.20％至17,153.85。標準普爾500指數也上漲了，漲幅爲0.24％至5,447.57。
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Financials shares climbed by 1.1% on Tuesday.
領漲與跌幅最大的板塊：
週二金融股上漲了1.1%。
In trading on Tuesday, communication services shares fell 1.3%.
週二，通信服務股下跌了1.3%。
Top Headline
頭條新聞：
UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) posted strong second-quarter earnings.
瑞銀集團AG (紐交所：UBS）發佈了強勁的第二季度收益報告。
UBS Group reported second-quarter FY24 sales of $11.9 billion, up 25% Y/Y, beating the consensus of $11.3 billion.
瑞銀集團報告第二季度FY24銷售額爲119億美元，同比增長25%，超過預期的113億美元。
Underlying operating profit before tax reached $2.06 billion, significantly higher than $891 million a year ago. EPS of 34 cents beat the consensus of 12 cents.
稅前營業利潤達到20.6億美元，大幅高於一年前的8,910萬美元。每股收益爲34美分，超過每股12美分的預期。
Equities Trading UP
股票上漲：
- Avalon Globocare Corp (NASDAQ:ALBT) shares shot up 119% to $0.5754 after the company announced its Laboratory Services MSO, LLC has begun manufacturing the GeeWhiz external male catheter.
- Shares of Digital Ally Inc (NASDAQ:DGLY) got a boost, surging 72% to $1.4436 after the company was granted a U.S. Patent for tracking and analysis of drivers within a fleet of vehicles.
- Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) shares were also up, gaining 18% to $40.08 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results.
- Avalon Globocare Corp（納斯達克：ALBT）股價上漲119％至0.5754美元，此前該公司宣佈其實驗室服務MSO，LLC開始製造GeeWhiz外部男性導尿管。
- Digital Ally Inc（納斯達克：DGLY）股價大漲72％至1.4436美元，此前該公司獲得了一項用於跟蹤和分析車隊司機的美國專利。
- Mercury Systems, Inc.（納斯達克：MRCY）股價上漲18％至40.08美元，此前該公司公佈了超預期的第四季度財務業績。
Equities Trading DOWN
股票下跌：
- Ouster Inc (NYSE:OUST) shares dropped 26% to $8.07 after the company reported worse-than-expected second-quarter sales results and issued third-quarter revenue guidance below estimates.
- Shares of Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRCA) were down 35% to $3.4392. On Wednesday, dermatology drug developer Verrica Pharmaceuticals released preliminary results from Part 2 of its Phase 2 trial of VP-315 for basal cell carcinoma.
- European Wax Center Inc (NASDAQ:EWCZ) was down, falling 28% to $5.01 after the company reported second quarter fiscal year 2024 results and named David Berg as Chief Executive Officer.
- Ouster Inc（紐交所：OUST）的股價下跌了26％至8.07美元，該公司公佈了低於預期的第二季度銷售結果，併發布了低於市場預期的第三季度收益指南。
- Verrica製藥股份有限公司（納斯達克：VRCA）股價下跌了35％至3.4392美元。週三，皮膚病藥物開發商Verrica製藥發佈了其VP-315用於基底細胞癌第二階段試驗第2部分的初步結果。
- European Wax Center Inc（納斯達克：EWCZ）的股價下跌了28％至5.01美元，此前該公司發佈了2024財年第二季度業績，並任命David Berg爲首席執行官。
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1.5% to $77.14 while gold traded down 1.1% at $2,480.10.
商品雜項
在商品方面，石油下跌了1.5％至77.14美元，黃金下跌了1.1％至2,480.10美元。
Silver traded down 1.5% to $27.37 on Wednesday, while copper fell 0.3% to $4.0410.
週三白銀下跌了1.5％至27.37美元，而銅下跌了0.3％至4.0410美元。
Euro zone
歐元區：
European shares closed higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.49%, Germany's DAX rose 0.41% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.79%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.27%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.56%.
今日歐洲股市收盤較高：歐元區的STOXX 600上漲0.49％，德國的DAX上漲0.41％，法國的CAC 40上漲0.79％，西班牙的IBEX 35指數上漲0.27％，而倫敦的富時100指數上漲了0.56％。
Asia Pacific Markets
亞太市場
Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 jumping 0.58%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.35%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.60% and S&P BSE Sensex rising 0.19%.
週三亞洲市場收盤混雜。日本的日經225指數上漲0.58%，香港的恒生指數下跌0.35%，中國的上證綜指下跌0.60%，S&P BSE Sensex指數上漲0.19%。
Economics
經濟學
- Headline CPI inflation fell from 3% in June to 2.9% in July 2024 on a year-over-year basis, falling short of the consensus forecast of 3% tracked by TradingEconomics.
- On a monthly basis, inflation increased by 0.2% in July, rebounding from the previous month's contraction of 0.1% and matching estimates of 0.2%.
- U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 1.357 million barrels in the week ending Aug. 9, ending a six-week streak of declines.
- 按年計算，2024年7月份總CPI通脹率從6月份的3%下降到2.9%，低於TradingEconomics跟蹤的3%一致預測。
- 按月計算，7月份通脹率上漲了0.2%，回升了上個月0.1%的負增長，符合預期的0.2%。
- 美國WTI原油庫存在8月9日以135.7萬桶的增量上漲，結束了連續六週的下跌。
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