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Aug 27, 2024 2:50 PM

S&P 500 Edges Higher; American Woodmark Shares Slide

U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the S&P 500 gaining around 0.2% on Tuesday.

The Dow traded up 0.01% to 41,242.33 while the NASDAQ rose 0.24% to 17,768.84. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.20% to 5,628.04.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares climbed by 0.7% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, energy shares fell by 1%.

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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index climbed by 6.5% year-over-year in June compared to a revised 6.9% rise in the prior month.

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Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSC) shares shot up 37% to $0.5899 after the company received a $14 million multi-year grant from the NIH for the continued development of its PF614-MPAR, an abuse-deterrent opioid with overdose protection.

Shares of Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ADXN) got a boost, surging 49% to $11.18 after the company and ...