Crude Oil Surges 4%; US Consumer Sentiment Declines In March
U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 1.5% on Friday. The Dow traded down 1.11% to 45,448.58 while the NASDAQ fell 1.51% to 21,084.20. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.07% to 6,407.96. Leading and Lagging Sectors Energy shares climbed by 1.4% on Friday. In trading on Friday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 2.1%. Top Headline The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index dipped to 53.3 in March from the preliminary reading of 55.5 and down from February's reading of 56.6. Equities Trading UP Artelo Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: ARTL ) shares shot up 192% to $9.33 after the company announced the withdrawal of its SEC Registration Statement as it doesn’t intend to sell securities at this time. Shares of Hitek Global Inc (NASDAQ: HKIT ) got a boost, surging ... Full story available on Benzinga.com
