U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 50 points on Thursday.
The Dow traded down 0.03% to 42,852.84 while the NASDAQ gained 0.24% to 19,663.38. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.26% to 6,038.05.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares jumped by 0.9% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, industrials stocks fell by 0.5%.
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Shares of Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL) jumped more than 13% on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued upbeat outlook commentary.
The company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $15.9 billion, beating analyst estimates of $15.58 billion. The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.70 per share, beating analyst estimates of $1.64 per share, according to Benzinga Pro.
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CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 0.9% to $67.57 while gold traded up 2% at $3,408.90.
Silver traded up 0.3% to $36.365 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.1% to $4.8180.
Euro zone
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.09%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.04%. London's FTSE 100 gained 0.30%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.31% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.07% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly lower on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei falling 0.65%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dipping 1.36%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 0.01% and India's BSE Sensex dipping 1%.
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