Nasdaq Falls Over 100 Points; Capgemini To Acquire WNS - Blue Gold (NASDAQ:BGL), Artelo Biosciences (NASDAQ:ARTL)

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 100 points on Monday.

Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.17% to 44,751.56 while the NASDAQ declined 0.66% to 20,464.62. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.39% to 6,255.16.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Industrials shares rose by 0.1% on Monday.

In trading on Monday, consumer discretionary stocks dipped by 1.2%.

Top Headline

Capgemini SE CGEMY announced Monday that it will acquire WNS Holdings Ltd. WNS in a $3.3 billion all-cash deal to create a global leader in Agentic AI-powered Intelligent Operations.

The transaction, which offers $76.50 per WNS share, reflects a 17% premium over WNS' most recent closing price and has received unanimous approval from both companies' boards. Capgemini expects the deal to close by year-end, pending shareholder and court approvals.

Equities Trading UP
           

Mustang Bio, Inc. MBIO shares shot up 294% to $4.8420 after the company was granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation for MB-101 in astrocytomas and glioblastoma. Shares of Artelo Biosciences, Inc. ARTL got a boost, surging 112% to $21.42 after the company announced preclinical efficacy with ART12.11 in a stress-induced depression model. LogProstyle Inc. LGPS shares were also up, gaining 98% to $1.62 after the company reported a year-over-year increase in FY25 financial results.

Equities Trading DOWN

Top KingWin Ltd WAI shares dropped 78% to $0.79. Shares of Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. JSPR were down 63% to $2.4950 after the company reported an 89% response rate in its Urticaria study and will halt the program. Blue Gold Limited BGL was down, falling 40% to $65.14.

Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.1% to $66.93 while gold traded down 0.9% at $3,313.40.

Silver traded down 1.8% to $36.410 on Monday, while copper fell 2.2% to $5.0305.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.3%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.1%. London's FTSE 100 slipped 0.1%, Germany's DAX 40 gained 0.8% and France's CAC 40 gained 0.2% during the session.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei falling 0.56%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng falling 0.12%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 0.02% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.01%.

Economics

No major economic reports are scheduled for release today.

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Price Trend

Short Medium Long Overview BGL Blue Gold Ltd $65.14 -39.5% CGEMY Capgemini SE $32.19 -6.12% JSPR Jasper Therapeutics Inc $2.41 -64.4% LGPS LogProstyle Inc $1.71 103.7% MBIO Mustang Bio Inc $4.27 258.9% WAI Top KingWin Ltd $0.8500 -76.6% WNS WNS (Holdings) Ltd $74.60 14.1% Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs

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