Markets surge as Bank of England calls for stimulus

The markets surged for the third day in a row with the Dow leaping 235 points to close at 17,929 after the Bank of England suggested additional stimulus measures in the wake of the Brexit market collapse. Nasdaq surged 63 points to 4,842.


On the upside


Stone Energy (NYSE: SGY) terminated an agreement with Ensco and entered an agreement with Williams.

Akers Biosciences (Nasdaq: AKER) successfully completed a clinical trial for its rapid test for Chlamydia diagnosis PIFA/Chlamydia Rapid Assay.


Shares of Anavex Life Sciences (Nasdaq: AVXL) extended its gains.


On the downside


Investors locked in profits on Clovis Oncology (Nasdaq: CLVS).


Retreating crude oil prices weighed down shares of EP Energy (NYSE: EPE).

Profit taking sent shares of Himax Technologies (Nasdaq: HIMX) lower.


In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 7 to 2 on the NYSE and by nearly 7 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 leaped 28 points to 2,098. Bitcoin soared $28 to $656.

Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io
Stock quotes supplied by Barchart
Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes.
By accessing this page, you agree to the following
Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.