US Stocks Edge Higher; Jobless Claims Fall To 227,000
US Stocks Edge Higher; Jobless Claims Fall To 227,000
In trading on Thursday, industrials shares fell by 0.6%.U.S. stocks traded slightly higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 0.2% on Thursday.
美國股市今早略有上升，納斯達克綜合指數週四上漲約0.2%。
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.06% to 41,000.33 while the NASDAQ rose 0.22% to 17,121.18. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.06% to 5,523.29.
週四開盤後，道瓊斯指數上漲0.06%，至41000.33；納斯達克指數上漲0.22%，至17121.18。標普500指數也上漲，上漲0.06%，至5523.29。
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Consumer discretionary shares climbed by 0.9% on Thursday.
領漲與跌幅最大的板塊：
消費類自選股週四上漲了0.9%。
In trading on Thursday, industrials shares fell by 0.6%.
週四的交易中，工業股下跌了0.6%。
Top Headline
頭條新聞：
U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 5,000 from the prior week to 227,000 in the week ending August 31, compared to market estimates of 230,000.
美國上週初次申請失業救濟金減少5000人，至227000人，低於市場預測的230000人。
Equities Trading UP
股票上漲：
- Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ:EAST) shares shot up 212% to $2.39 following the disclosure of a merger agreement with Beeline Financial Holdings, Inc., a private mortgage technology firm.
- Shares of Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOTH) got a boost, surging 86% to $1.29 after the company announced data from the treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor associated papulopustular eruptions with its novel therapeutic HT-001.
- Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD) shares were also up, gaining 40% to $4.5399 after the company entered agreements for a $160 million private placement financing priced at market, from a group of institutional and accredited investors including NVIDIA and Related Companies.
- Eastside Distilling，Inc.(納斯達克：EAST) 股價暴漲212%，至2.39美元，隨着與私人抵押貸款科技公司 Beeline Financial Holdings，Inc. 揭示並重組協議。
- Hoth Therapeutics，Inc.(納斯達克：HOTH) 股價獲得提振，暴漲86%，至1.29美元，該公司宣佈了有關使用其新型治療藥物 Ht-001 治療表皮生長因子受體抑制劑相關丘疹膿皰性爆發的數據後。
- Applied Digital Corporation (納斯達克：APLD) 股價也上漲，漲幅爲40%，至4.5399美元，公司與一群機構和認可投資者，包括 NVIDIA 和 Related Companies 簽訂了一份市價定向增發融資金額爲 16000萬美元的協議。
Equities Trading DOWN
股票下跌：
- Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:SGLY) shares dropped 29% to $4.76.
- Shares of Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLGN) were down 20% to $0.1470 after the company announced a $3.46 million public offering of 14,724,058 shares at $0.13 per share and pre-funded warrants.
- Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:SIFY) was down, falling 22% to $0.5091.
- Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (納斯達克：SGLY) 股價下跌29%，至4.76美元。
- Qualigen Therapeutics，Inc. (納斯達克：QLGN) 股價下跌20%，至0.1470美元，該公司宣佈以每股0.13美元的發行價格公開發行了 14,724,058股股票和預融資認股權證。
- Sify Technologies Limited (納斯達克：SIFY) 股價下跌22%，至0.5091美元。
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 1% to $69.89 while gold traded up 0.9% at $2,547.80.
商品雜項
在商品新聞中，石油上漲1％，至69.89美元，而黃金上漲0.9％，至2,547.80美元。
Silver traded up 1.9% to $29.105 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.9% to $4.1135.
銀價週四上漲1.9％，至29.105美元，而銅價上漲0.9％，至4.1135美元。
Euro zone
歐元區：
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.3%, Germany's DAX rose 0.2% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.5%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.7%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%.
歐洲股市今天呈現出混合格局。歐元區的STOXX 600指數下跌0.3％，德國的DAX指數上漲0.2％，法國的CAC 40指數下跌0.5％。西班牙的IBEX 35指數上漲0.7％，而倫敦的FTSE 100指數下跌0.1％。
Retail sales in the Eurozone rose by 0.1% from the previous month in July compared to a revised 0.4% decline in the earlier month. The HCOB Eurozone construction PMI came in unchanged at 41.4 in August. The S&P Global UK construction PMI declined to 53.6 in August compared to 55.3 in July.
歐元區7月份零售銷售同比增長0.1％，而上個月下降了修正後的0.4％。8月份HCOb歐元區施工採購經理人指數與上月持平，爲41.4。標準普爾全球英國施工採購經理人指數在8月份下降至53.6，而7月份爲55.3。
Asia Pacific Markets
亞太市場
Asian markets closed mostly lower on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 1.05%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.08%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.14% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.18%.
週四，亞洲市場大多數下跌，日本的日經225指數下跌1.05％，香港的恒生指數下跌0.08％，中國的上證綜指上漲0.14％，印度的BSE Sensex指數下跌0.18％。
Average cash earnings in Japan rose by 3.6% year-over-year in July versus a 4.5% increase in the prior month.
日本的平均現金收入在7月同比增長了3.6％，而上個月增長了4.5％。
Economics
經濟學
- U.S. private businesses added 99,000 workers to their payrolls in August compared to a revised 111,000 gain in July and versus market estimates of 145,000.
- U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 5,000 from the prior week to 227,000 in the week ending August 31, compared to market estimates of 230,000.
- U.S. non-farm business sector labor productivity rose by 2.5% in the second quarter versus the preliminary estimate of 2.3% and compared to the 0.4% gain recorded in the first quarter.
- Unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector rose by an annualized rate of 0.4% during the second quarter.
- 美國私營企業在8月份新增了99,000名員工，相比7月份的修訂版增長了111,000名員工，市場預估爲145,000名員工。
- 美國首次申請失業救濟人數在截至8月31日的一週內下降了5,000人，達到227,000人，市場預估爲230,000人。
- 美國非農業企業部門勞動生產率在第二季度上升了2.5%，比初步估計的2.3%高，與第一季度的0.4%增長相比。
- 非農業企業部門的單位勞動成本在第二季度以年化速率上升了0.4%。
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