Benzinga · Jan 18, 2024
Nasdaq Jumps Over 100 Points; US Jobless Claims Fall To 187,000
U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Thursday. Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.33% to 37,143.30 while the NASDAQ rose 0.97% to 15,000.30. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.43% to 4,759.68. Check This Out: Alphabet, Electronic Arts And 2 Other Stocks Insiders Are Selling Leading and Lagging Sectors Information technology shares rose by 1.4% on Thursday. In trading on Thursday, health care shares dipped by 0.9%. Top Headline U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 16,000 to 187,000 in the week ending January 18, compared to market estimates of 207,000. Equities Trading UP Agrify Corporation (NASDAQ: AGFY) shares shot up 133% to $2.75. Agrify said it entered into first Hydrocarbon Extraction Lab & Vertical Farming unit facility in California. Shares of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. (NASDAQ: LYT) got a boost, surging 114% to $0.2032 after falling 5% on Wednesday. Celularity Inc. (NASDAQ: CELU) shares were also up, gaining 59% to $0.3013 ...

