U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 0.4% on Thursday.

The Dow traded down 0.20% to 49,392.89 while the NASDAQ fell 0.38% to 24,562.83. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.11% to 7,130.12.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Utilities shares jumped by 2.1% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, information technology stocks fell by 0.9%.

Top Headline

U.S. initial jobless claims climbed by 6,000 to 214,000 in the week ending April 18, compared to market estimates of 212,000.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1.4% to $94.22 while gold traded down 0.2% at $4,741.90.

Silver traded down 2.7% to $75.89 on Thursday, while copper fell 1.2% to $6.0565.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 declined 0.1%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 0.8%. London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.4%, Germany’s DAX slipped 0.2% and France’s CAC 40 gained 0.6% during the session.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed lower on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling 0.75%, China’s Shanghai Composite declining 0.32%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dipping 0.95% and India’s BSE Sensex dropping 1.09%.

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