Dow Falls 200 Points; US Durable Goods Orders Decline In February

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 200 points on Tuesday.

Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.45% to 46,460.40 while the NASDAQ fell 0.59% to 21,867.13. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.44% to 6,582.86.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Energy shares climbed by 1% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 1.1%.

Top Headline

U.S. durable-goods orders declined by 1.4% month-over-month to $315.5 billion in February, following a revised 0.5% fall in the previous month, recording the third consecutive decline in orders.

Equities Trading UP
           

• Huachen AI Parking Mgmt Tech Hldg Co Ltd shares shot up 181% to $0.40 after the company disclosed a regulatory update tied to its Nasdaq listing compliance.
• Shares of Ridgetech Inc (RDGT) got a boost, surging 118% to $0.040. Ridgetech (RDGT) recently announced a 1-for-150 reverse stock split.
• Cemtrex Inc (CETX) shares were also up, gaining 100% to $1.59 after the company announced that its subsidiary, Invocon, was selected as an apparently successful offeror for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command.

Equities Trading DOWN

• Focus Universal Inc (FCUV) shares dropped 33% to $3.83.
• Shares of Profusa Inc (PFSA) were down 26% to $1.37. Shares of Profusa (PFSA) surged 144% on Monday after the company announced it will acquire the PanOmics multi-omics diagnostics platform from BioInsights LLC for approximately $30 million in stock.
• SMX (Security Matters) PLC (SMX) was down, falling 25% to $9.74. SMX shares gained on Monday after the company announced the launch of its Digital Material Passport Platform, a system made for the identification, tracking, and tokenization of real-world assets across global supply chains.

Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 2.6% to $115.29 while gold traded down 0.2% at $4,674.90.

Silver traded down 1.3% to $71.905 on Tuesday, while copper fell 0.2% to $5.5915.

Euro zone

European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.1%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.3%. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.3%, Germany's DAX fell 0.2% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.2% during the session.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed higher on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.03%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 0.26% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.69%.

Economics

• U.S. durable-goods orders declined by 1.4% month-over-month to $315.5 billion in February, following a revised 0.5% fall in the previous month, recording the third consecutive decline in orders.
• U.S. private employers created an average of 26,000 jobs per week during the four weeks ending March 21, compared to the 15,250 weekly jobs added in the prior period.

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