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Shares of Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) popped on Wednesday, following the release of the online dating leader's second-quarter results. As of 3:35 p.m. EDT, Match's stock was up more than 11%.
Consumer stocks were ending broadly mixed, with the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF Wednesday slipping 0.3% while the SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector ETF was posting a 1.2% gain.
(RTTNews) - The Canadian stock market is up firmly in positive territory a little past noon on Wednesday after opening on a bright note thanks to positive global markets, and surging crude oil and gold prices.
In trading on Wednesday, the Silver Miners ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Hecla Mining, up about 9.7% and shares of Coeur Mining, up about 6.4% on the day.
In trading on Wednesday, semiconductors shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.3%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Axcelis Technologies, off about 18.7% and shares of Neophotonics down about 14.5% on the day.
In trading on Wednesday, life & health insurance shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 5.3%. Leading the group were shares of Trupanion, up about 17.4% and shares of Assurant up about 14.7% on the day.
(RTTNews) - After an early move to the upside, stocks remain mostly positive in mid-day trading on Wednesday. The Dow is posting a particularly strong gain after reaching its best intraday level in nearly two months.
Investors have anticipated a painful earnings season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To see things turn out better than expected, therefore, has given the stock market a shot in the arm. Markets got a further lift on Wednesday morning, especially with Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) g
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Shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) are slumping today, down 3.9% as of 11:29 a.m. EDT. The biotech reported its second-quarter results before the market opened. However, they don't appear to be the reason behind the decline in Moderna's stock. Instead, the main facto
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