U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling over 100 points on Friday.The Dow traded down 0.26% to 53,701.92 while the NASDAQ fell 0.51% to 26,665.88.
The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.24% to 7,780.42.Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 1.3% on Friday.In trading on Friday, information technology stocks fell by 0.6%.Top HeadlineThe University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index declined to 51 in early August, compared to 55.2 in the previous month and missing market estimates of 54.5.Equities Trading UP Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ETON) shares shot up 39% to $56.68 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results and issued FY26 revenue guidance above estimates.
Shares of Valneva SE (NASDAQ:VALN) got a boost, surging 25% to $7.04 after the company announced that the European Medicines Agency has validated the Marketing Authorization Application for PF-07307405.
MDxHealth SA (NASDAQ:MDXH) shares were also up, gaining 80% to $0.83 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter sales results and affirmed its FY26 sales guidance above estimates.
Equities Trading DOWN Innventure Inc (NASDAQ:INV) shares dropped 49% to $1.84 after the company reported mixed quarterly financial results.
