U.S. stocks traded mostly lower toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones falling around 0.1% points on Thursday.
The Dow traded down 0.06% to 42,400.42 while the NASDAQ fell 0.40% to 19,381.93. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.27% to 5,954.96.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsCommunication services shares jumped by 0.4% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 1.5%.
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Ciena Corp (NYSE:CIEN) reported downbeat earnings for its fiscal second quarter.
The Hanover, Maryland-based company reported a quarterly revenue growth of 23.6% year-on-year to $1.13 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. The American telecommunications networking equipment and software services supplier reported adjusted EPS of 42 cents, missed the analyst consensus estimate of 52 cents.
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CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 0.8% to $63.34 while gold traded down 0.8% at $3,373.80.
Silver traded up 3.1% to $35.735 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.7% to $4.9215.
Euro zone
European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.16%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.73%. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.11%, Germany's DAX 40 gained 0.19% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.18% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed higher on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei falling 0.51%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumping 1.07%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 0.23% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.55%.
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