U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, following the release of inflation data.
The Dow traded up 1.42% to 33,240.49 while the NASDAQ rose 2.63% to 12,822.69. The S&P also rose, gaining, 1.90% to 4,200.92.
Also check this: Investor Optimism Down Slightly Ahead Of U.S. Inflation Data
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Materials shares climbed 3.1% on Wednesday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Amyris, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRS), up 29% and Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) up 18%.
In trading on Wednesday, utilites shares rose by just 0.02%.
Top Headline
The US government budget deficit shrank by 30% to $211 billion in July from $302 billion in the year-ago month.
Equities Trading UP
BioAtla, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCAB) shares shot up 75% to $6.32 after the company reported Q2 earnings results.
Shares of The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTD) got a boost, shooting 34% to $72.93 after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 sales results and issued Q3 sales guidance above estimates. Additionally, multiple analysts raised their price target on the stock.
Velo3D, Inc. (NYSE:VLD) shares were also up, gaining 37% to $4.9050 after reporting upbeat Q2 results.
Equities Trading DOWN
OptimizeRx Corporation (NASDAQ:OPRX) shares tumbled 27% to $16.17 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 EPS and sales results and issued FY22 sales guidance below estimates. Several analysts also lowered their price targets on the stock.
Shares of Redbox Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:RDBX) were down 48% to $1.8250 after the company said its stockholders approved merger with Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.
Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMIC) was down, falling 32% to $483.04 following Q2 results. Goldman Sachs and B of A Securities also downgraded the stock.
Also check out: Bitcoin, Ethereum Notch Losses; Here Are The Top Crypto Movers For Wednesday
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1.6% to $92.23, while gold traded down 0.2% to $1,809.30.
Silver traded up 0.8% to $20.655 on Wednesday while copper rose 1.6% to $3.6415.
Euro zone
European shares closed higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 climbed 0.89%, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.25% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index rose 0.49%. The German DAX rose 1.23%, French CAC 40 rose 0.52% and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index jumped 0.95%.
Annual inflation rate in Germany fell to 7.5% in July from 7.6% in June, while annual inflation rate in Italy declined to 7.9% year-on-year in July compared to the 36-year high of 8% in the previous month.
Economics
The annual inflation rate in the US eased to 8.5% in July from more than 40-year high level of 9.1% in June, and compared to market expectations of 8.7%. Compared to the prior month, the CPI came in unchanged during July, after climbing to a 17-year high of 1.3%.
Data on wholesale inventories for June will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The second estimate of wholesale inventories is an increase of 1.9% in June, which is unchanged versus the first estimate.
US crude oil inventories climbed by 5.458 million barrels to 432 million barrels in the week ended August 5th, the Energy Information Administration said.
The US government budget deficit shrank by 30% to $211 billion in July from $302 billion in the year-ago month.
Check out this: Micron Technology, Novavax, CarGurus And Some Other Big Losers From Tuesday
COVID-19 Update
The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 94,128,900 cases with around 1,059,640 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 44,190,690 cases and 526,820 deaths, while France reported over 34,117,880 COVID-19 cases with 152,820 deaths. In total, there were at least 591,503,840 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 6,442,480 deaths.
