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U.S. stocks slipped in early trading as investors digested a fresh batch of corporate earnings.
The Nasdaq Composite paced the declines down over 1% led by Tesla and AMD.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 13610.892278 | -284.23 | -2.05% |
| TSLA | TESLA, INC. | 668.37 | -16.53 | -2.41% |
| AMD | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 77.57 | -0.98 | -1.25% |
While the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 also fell 0.25% and 0.53%, respectively.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 33882.38 | -230.85 | -0.68% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 4150.37 | -42.29 | -1.01% |
In earnings news, both Pfizer and CVS boosted financial outlooks as demand for COVID-19 related items fueled results and shares moved higher.
“We delivered strong first-quarter results and improved our outlook for the year,” said CVS Health President and CEO Karen S. Lynch. “We continue to execute on our strategy while simultaneously managing through a pandemic, helping the country on the road to recovery.
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Moderna also in focus after announcing plans to boost its manufacturing facility in Massachusetts. “Our manufacturing facility has been core to our long-term strategy and has enabled us to provide the scale and flexibility to support the development of our mRNA medicines and vaccines including our COVID-19 vaccine,” said CEO Stéphane Bancel in a statement.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFE | PFIZER INC. | 39.97 | +0.17 | +0.41% |
| CVS | CVS HEALTH CORP. | 79.76 | +2.11 | +2.72% |
Marathon Oil shares were also lower after the company announced it has reduced $500 million in debt.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRO | MARATHON OIL | 11.29 | +0.14 | +1.26% |
After the closing bell investors will get results from Lyft, Xilinx, and Zillow to name a few.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYFT | LYFT INC. | 54.73 | -2.35 | -4.11% |
| XLNX | XILINX, INC. | 121.59 | -1.96 | -1.58% |
| Z | ZILLOW GROUP INC | 119.69 | -6.01 | -4.78% |
In commodities, oil continues its upward climb touching the $65 per barrel level, while gold was modestly lower trading at $1,782 an ounce.