As the trading day progressed, U.S. stocks saw a positive uptrend, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the pack with a gain of over 50 points on Tuesday.
The Dow climbed 0.63% to 39,034.59, the NASDAQ rose 0.35% to 16,160.20, and the S&P 500 also posted gains, rising by 0.41% to 5,170.36.
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Sector Showdown
Energy stocks ignited a 1% surge on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, communication services experienced a slight dip with shares falling by 0.2%.
Headline Highlights
Caleres Inc CAL reported robust fourth-quarter results.
Caleres saw fourth-quarter FY23 sales grow by 0.1% year-on-year to $697.12 million, surpassing the analyst consensus of $694.33 million. Their adjusted EPS of 86 cents also outperformed market expectations by a cent.
Looking ahead, Caleres anticipates first-quarter FY24 net sales to be flat to +1% with EPS aligned with the final quarter of 2023 on an adjusted basis.
Rising Stars in Equities
Ontrak, Inc. OTRK saw its shares surge by 93% to $0.3675 ahead of the company’s presentation at the 36th Annual Roth Conference.
Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. FUSN also experienced a boost, with shares soaring by 98% to $21.05 upon announcing its acquisition by AstraZeneca. Additionally, Leerink Partners revised the stock rating from Outperform to Market Perform but upped the price target from $17 to $21.
Spire Global, Inc. SPIR witnessed a 30% increase in shares, reaching $15.90 after unveiling a collaboration with NVIDIA to enhance AI-driven weather forecasting.
Declining Equities
Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc. GWAV witnessed a 56% drop to $0.1626 as the company announced a restructuring of its senior secured debt.
Shares of Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. SEEL plummeted by 30% to $0.6449 following news that its ALS study with SLS-005 did not meet statistical significance in the primary and secondary endpoint in the Full Analysis Set.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. CMTL also experienced a decline, falling by 28% to $3.31 after reporting weak quarterly results.
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Commodity Check
In commodity news, oil climbed 1.3% to $83.75 while gold slipped 0.2% to $2,159.90.
Silver also saw a decrease of 0.5% to $25.135 on Tuesday, with copper falling by 1.4% to $4.0720.
Insights from the Euro Zone
European markets demonstrated a positive trend today, with the Eurozone’s STOXX 600 rising by 0.26%. The FTSE 100 in London saw a 0.20% increase, the IBEX 35 Index in Spain climbed by 0.99%, the German DAX rose by 0.31%, the French CAC 40 gained 0.65%, and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index saw a 0.95% rise.
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for the Eurozone rose by 8.5 points to 33.5 in March, with wages in the Eurozone increasing by 3.1% year-over-year in the fourth quarter. Hourly labor costs were up by 3.4% year-over-year for the same period.
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany surged to a reading of +31.7 in March, its strongest level since February 2022.
Asia Pacific Market Movements
Asian markets closed with mixed results on Tuesday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose by 0.66%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell by 1.24%, China’s Shanghai Composite Index dipped by 0.72%, and India’s S&P BSE Sensex declined by 0.87%.
In Japan, industrial production saw a 6.7% month-over-month decrease in January compared to the initial 7.5% decline. The Bank of Japan also adjusted its key short-term interest rate to approximately 0% to 0.1%.
Economic Insights
Housing starts in the U.S. surged by 10.7% month-over-month to an annualized rate of 1.521 million in February following a 12.3% decline in January.
Building permits in the U.S. also saw a rise of 1.9% to an annual rate of 1.518 million in February, exceeding market estimates of 1.495 million.
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