US Stocks Edge Lower; Retail Sales Increase Less Than Expected

美國股票小幅下跌；零售銷售增長不及預期

Benzinga · 01/16 15:07

U.S. stocks traded slightly lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.2% on Thursday.

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.19% to 43,137.38 while the NASDAQ fell 0.11% to 19,489.02. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.03% to 5,947.83.

Leading and Lagging Sectors
Utilities shares surged by 0.8% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, consumer discretionary shares fell by 0.6%.

Top Headline

U.S. retail sales rose 0.4% month-over-month in December versus a revised 0.8% increase in the previous month and down from market estimates of 0.6%.

Equities Trading UP

Biomerica, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRA) shares shot up 246% to $1.1700 after the company announced its Fortel Prostate Specific Antigen Screening Test received approval from the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health and Prevention.
Shares of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHLR)got a boost, surging 50% to $3.5204.
DatChat, Inc. (NASDAQ:DATS) shares were also up, gaining 45% to $6.18.

Equities Trading DOWN

Leafly Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFLY) shares dropped 48% to $0.7592 after the company announced it received a Nasdaq desliting notice and will transition to the over-the-counter market.
Shares of Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRA) were down 45% to $7.22 after the company issued regulatory and business update on EBVALLOTM (tabelecleucel).
LuxUrban Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ:LUXH) was down, falling 44% to $0.3825. LuxUrban Hotels recently issued FY25 revenue guidance.

Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.6% to $79.58 while gold traded up 1.1% at $2,748.40.

Silver traded up 0.8% to $31.785 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.6% to $4.4155.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 surged 0.9%, Germany's DAX 40 gained 0.4% and France's CAC 40 gained 2.1%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.1%, while London's FTSE 100 gained 1%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed higher on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.33%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.28%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbing 1.23% and India's BSE Sensex rising 0.42%.

Economics

U.S. retail sales rose 0.4% month-over-month in December versus a revised 0.8% increase in the previous month and down from market estimates of 0.6%.
U.S. initial jobless claims increased by 14,000 from the previous week to 217,000 in the week ending January 11, compared to market estimates of 210,000.
Import prices increased by 0.1% from the previous month in December, while export prices gained by 0.3% in December.
The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index rose to 44.3 in January compared to a revised reading of -10.9 in the previous month.

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U.S. stocks traded slightly lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.2% on Thursday.

美國股票今天早盤略微下跌，道瓊斯指數在週四下跌了約0.2%。

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.19% to 43,137.38 while the NASDAQ fell 0.11% to 19,489.02. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.03% to 5,947.83.

週四市場開盤後，道瓊斯下跌0.19%，至43,137.38；同時納斯達克下跌0.11%，至19,489.02。S&P 500指數也下跌，跌幅爲0.03%，至5,947.83。

Leading and Lagging Sectors
Utilities shares surged by 0.8% on Thursday.

領先和滯後板塊
公用事業股票在週四上漲了0.8%。

In trading on Thursday, consumer discretionary shares fell by 0.6%.

週四，消費品的股票下跌了0.6%。

Top Headline

頭條新聞

U.S. retail sales rose 0.4% month-over-month in December versus a revised 0.8% increase in the previous month and down from market estimates of 0.6%.

美國零售銷售在12月份環比上升了0.4%，相比上月修正後的0.8%增長，低於市場預期的0.6%。

Equities Trading UP

股票交易上升

Biomerica, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRA) shares shot up 246% to $1.1700 after the company announced its Fortel Prostate Specific Antigen Screening Test received approval from the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health and Prevention.
Shares of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHLR)got a boost, surging 50% to $3.5204.
DatChat, Inc. (NASDAQ:DATS) shares were also up, gaining 45% to $6.18.

Biomerica公司（納斯達克：BMRA）的股票上漲了246%，達到1.1700美元，此前該公司宣佈其Fortel前列腺特異性抗原篩查測試獲得阿拉伯聯合酋長國衛生與預防部的批准。
Wheeler房地產投資信託公司（納斯達克：WHLR）的股票上漲了50%，達到3.5204美元。
DatChat公司（納斯達克：DATS）的股票也上漲了，增長了45%，達到6.18美元。

Equities Trading DOWN

股票交易下跌

Leafly Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFLY) shares dropped 48% to $0.7592 after the company announced it received a Nasdaq desliting notice and will transition to the over-the-counter market.
Shares of Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRA) were down 45% to $7.22 after the company issued regulatory and business update on EBVALLOTM (tabelecleucel).
LuxUrban Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ:LUXH) was down, falling 44% to $0.3825. LuxUrban Hotels recently issued FY25 revenue guidance.

Leafly Holdings公司（納斯達克：LFLY）的股票下跌了48%，降至0.7592美元，此前該公司宣佈其收到納斯達克退市通知，並將轉向場外交易市場。
Atara Biotherapeutics公司（納斯達克：ATRA）的股票下跌了45%，降至7.22美元，此前該公司發佈了有關EBVALLOTm（tabelecleucel）的監管和業務更新。
LuxUrban Hotels Inc.（納斯達克：LUXH）的股票下跌44%，降至0.3825美元。LuxUrban Hotels最近發佈了2025財年的營業收入指引。

Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.6% to $79.58 while gold traded up 1.1% at $2,748.40.

商品
在商品資訊中，油價下跌了0.6%，至79.58美元，而黃金上漲了1.1%，報2748.40美元。

Silver traded up 0.8% to $31.785 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.6% to $4.4155.

週四，白銀上漲0.8%，至31.785美元，而銅上漲0.6%，至4.4155美元。

Euro zone

歐元區：

歐洲股市今天大多數上漲。歐元區的STOXX 600上漲了0.9%，德國的DAX 40上漲了0.4%，法國的CAC 40上漲了2.1%。西班牙的IBEX 35指數下跌0.1%，而倫敦的FTSE 100上漲了1%。

Asia Pacific Markets

亞太市場

亞洲市場在週四收高，日本的日經225指數上漲了0.33%，中國的上海綜合指數上漲了0.28%，香港的恒生指數上漲了1.23%，而印度的北交所指數上漲了0.42%。

Economics

經濟

U.S. retail sales rose 0.4% month-over-month in December versus a revised 0.8% increase in the previous month and down from market estimates of 0.6%.
U.S. initial jobless claims increased by 14,000 from the previous week to 217,000 in the week ending January 11, compared to market estimates of 210,000.
Import prices increased by 0.1% from the previous month in December, while export prices gained by 0.3% in December.
The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index rose to 44.3 in January compared to a revised reading of -10.9 in the previous month.