U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 100 points on Thursday.



Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.28% to 49,770.06 while the NASDAQ rose 0.50% to 25,965.47. The S&amp;P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.07% to 7,370.13.



Leading and Lagging Sectors



Information technology shares jumped by 1.1% on Thursday.



In trading on Thursday, energy stocks fell by 2.8%.



Top Headline



McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) reported higher first-quarter earnings and sales on Thursday.



The company reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.83, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $2.74. Quarterly sales of $6.517 billion outpaced the Street view of $6.466 billion.



Equities Trading UP            



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<li>Agilon Health Inc (NYSE:AGL) shares shot up 102% to $56.44 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and issued second-quarter sales guidance above estimates. Also, the company raised its FY26 sales guidance above estimates.</li>



<li>Shares of Global Engine Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:GLE) got a boost, surging 71% to $0.62 after the company announced its entry into a non-binding strategic memorandum of understanding with Angkasa-X to develop a fully integrated Space-to-AI digital infrastructure platform.</li>



<li>Rackspace Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RXT) shares were also up, gaining 70% to $3.86 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter sales results.</li>
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Equities Trading DOWN



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<li>OneConstruction Group Ltd (NASDAQ:ONEG) shares dropped 86% to $0.91.</li>



<li>Shares of GD Culture Group Ltd (NASDAQ:GDC) were down 79% to $0.26.</li>



<li>enGene Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ENGN) was down, falling 79% to $1.88 after reporting updated interim results from LEGEND pivotal cohort.</li>
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Commodities In commodity news, oil traded down 4.5% to $90.83 while gold traded up 1.5% at $4,766.30.



Silver traded up 6.3% to $82.180 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.4% to $6.2120.



Euro zone



European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 declined 0.8%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.1%. London's FTSE 100 fell 1.3%, Germany's DAX fell 0.6%, while France's CAC 40 declined 0.7%.



Asia Pacific Markets



Asian markets closed mostly higher on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 jumping 5.58%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 1.57% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.15%



Economics



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<li>U.S. construction spending increased by 0.6% month-over-month in March compared to a 0.2% declined in the previous month.</li>



<li>U.S. nonfarm business sector labor productivity surged by 0.8% in the first quarter following a revised 1.6% gain in the previous quarter.</li>



<li>U.S. initial jobless claims climbed by 10,000 to 200,000 in the last week of April.</li>



<li>U.S. unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector rose by 2.3% in the first quarter.</li>
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U.S. stocks showed mixed results on Thursday, with the Dow down 0.28%, while the NASDAQ and S&P 500 rose by 0.50% and 0.07%, respectively. The tech sector gained 1.1%, but energy stocks fell by 2.8%. McDonald's reported strong earnings, with adjusted EPS of $2.83, surpassing estimates. Agilon Health's shares surged 102% after positive financial results, while OneConstruction Group's shares plummeted 86%. Oil prices dropped 4.5%, and European markets were mostly lower. U.S. construction spending rose 0.6%, and initial jobless claims increased by 10,000 to 200,000.

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