Just over a month after its blockbuster public offering, SpaceX's stock has fallen below its $135 IPO price, a key psychological test for investors and a potential bellwether for other major tech listings.
The benchmark Mexican stock index closed down a marginal 0.07% on Thursday, as declines in the industrial and financial sectors slightly outweighed a market where more individual stocks advanced than declined.
Russia's benchmark stock index fell to its lowest level in three years on Thursday, driven by a sharp sell-off in the energy and mining sectors. Market volatility spiked as major stocks, including VK Company and Polyus, hit multi-year lows.
Colombia's benchmark COLCAP index ended Thursday's session lower, pressured by declines in the financial, investment, and public services sectors. The drop occurred amid broader weakness in key commodity markets, including coffee and cocoa.
Shares of Regenxbio Inc. fell sharply in after-hours trading after the gene therapy company announced plans to raise $100 million through a public stock sale, raising investor concerns about its cash runway.
Investigators have reportedly identified shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco Bell restaurants as a potential source of a multi-state cyclosporiasis outbreak, according to a Washington Post report.
Shares of nuclear fuel company Standard Nuclear dropped in their first day of trading on the NYSE after the firm significantly reduced the size of its initial public offering, signaling cautious investor sentiment despite a bullish outlook for the nuclear sector.
U.S. equity markets ended Thursday's session in negative territory, with the Nasdaq Composite posting a significant loss as technology shares declined. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 also finished lower amid broad sector weakness.
Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stock index closed down 1.24% on Thursday, weighed down by broad-based losses in the real estate, public utilities, and consumption sectors. The decline occurred as the Brazilian Real weakened against the U.S. dollar.
