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U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 2% on Thursday.
The Dow traded up 1.25% to 40,509.36 while the NASDAQ jumped 2.24% to 17,577.21. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.51% to 5,537.70.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Consumer discretionary shares climbed by 2.8% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, utilities shares fell 0.3%.
Top Headline
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) announced strong second-quarter results and raised full-year guidance.
The retailer reported adjusted EPS of 67 cents (+9.8% Y/Y), beating the consensus of 64 cents. Sales were $169.34 billion, up 4.8% year over year or 5.0% (at constant currency), beating the consensus of $168.57 billion.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 1.5% to $78.19 while gold traded up 0.5% at $2,492.00.
Silver traded up 3.9% to $28.395 on Thursday, while copper rose 3% to $4.16.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 1.18%, Germany's DAX rose 1.67% and France's CAC 40 rose 1.25%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 1.16%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.74%.
The British economy grew by 0.9% year-over-year in the second quarter, recording the biggest annual growth rate since the third quarter of 2022. Labor productivity in the UK increased 0.3% on quarter during the second quarter. The UK’s trade deficit narrowed to £5.32 billion in June versus a revised £5.77 billion in the earlier month. Industrial production in the UK climbed 0.8% month-over-month for June.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 jumping 0.78%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.03% and China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.94%.
Industrial production in Japan fell by 4.2% month-over-month during June, while Japanese economy expanded by 3.1% on an annualized basis in the second quarter. China’s retail sales climbed by 2.7% year-over-year in July versus market estimates of 2.6%. China's industrial production rose by 5.1% year-over-year in July.
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