Nasdaq Down 150 Points; Chicago Fed National Activity Index Drops In July - Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON), Knor

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U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 150 points on Monday.

Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded up 0.10% to 53,331.66 while the NASDAQ fell 0.63% to 26,014.67. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.30% to 7,651.26.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Consumer staples shares jumped by 1.1% on Monday.

In trading on Monday, information technology stocks fell by 1.2%.

Top Headline

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index slipped to -0.08 in July from 0.06 in the previous month, indicating a slight deterioration in economic activity.

Equities Trading UP
           

CID HoldCo Inc (NASDAQ: DAIC ) shares shot up 196% to $1.26. Shares of Expion360 Inc (NASDAQ: XPON ) got a boost, surging 133% to $7.99 after the company announced a $3.425 million acquisition of Eastern Louisiana Oil and Gas Exploration Prospect. The company announced the company commenced a $9 million offering of 2.117 million shares at $4.25 per share. Sadot Group Inc (NASDAQ: SDOT ) shares were also up, gaining 70% to $22.45. Trending Get a 1% Match on Your First Deposit of $1,000+

Equities Trading DOWN

Flash Sports & Media Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLZH ) shares dropped 71% to $0.28. Shares of RF Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ: RFAI ) were down 29% to $41.10. Shares of RF Acquisition Corp II shares jumped 356% on Friday following SEC filings detailing the results of an extraordinary general meeting. Knorex Ltd (NYSE: KNRX ) was down, falling 24% to $0.39. KNOREX announced its FY25 financial statement includes its going concern intention.

Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 1.5% to $85.80 while gold traded up 1.1% at $4,731.30.

Silver traded up 0.1% to $69.565 on Monday, while copper rose 0.9% to $6.6435.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 0.1%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index rose 0.4%, London’s FTSE 100 slipped 0.1%, Germany’s DAX declined 0.2%, while France’s CAC 40 fell 0.4%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed lower on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling 0.74%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dipping 1.89%, China’s Shanghai Composite declining 0.59% and India’s BSE Sensex dropping 0.22%.

Economics

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index slipped to -0.08 in July from 0.06 in the previous month, indicating a slight deterioration in economic activity.

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