--- title: "Dow Gains 100 Points; US Retail Sales Rise 0.2% In June" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/292919382.md" description: "U.S. stocks traded mixed on Thursday; the Dow Jones gained ~100 points, while the NASDAQ and S&P 500 declined. June retail sales rose 0.2%, matching estimates but marking the smallest gain in five months. Key movers included Growhub (+79%) on merger news and Nuvve (-58%) on earnings. Commodities saw oil rise 0.5% and gold fall 1.5%. European and Asian markets showed mixed performance." datetime: "2026-07-16T13:59:56.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/292919382.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292919382.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/292919382.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Dow Gains 100 Points; US Retail Sales Rise 0.2% In June U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones gaining around 100 points on Thursday. Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.20% to 52,764.81 while the NASDAQ dipped 1.04% to 25,995.84 The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.43% to 7,539.65. **Leading and Lagging Sectors** Consumer staples shares jumped by 2.2% on Thursday. In trading on Thursday, information technology stocks fell by 2.1%. **Top Headline** U.S. retail sales increased 0.2% month-over-month in June, compared to a revised 1% gain in May and in-line with market estimates. It signalled the smallest gain in five months. **Equities Trading UP** - **Growhub Ltd (NASDAQ:TGHL)** shares shot up 79% to $1.46 after the company announced a $400 million merger agreement with EnChem. - Shares of **Twin Vee Powercats Co** (NASDAQ:VEEE) got a boost, surging 44% to $38.25 after the company announced a combination agreement which a USFM subsidiary. - **Agape ATP Corp (**NASDAQ:ATPC) shares were also up, gaining 35% to $3.39 following the Securities and Exchange Commission filing that disclosed a new stake held by proprietary trading firm and liquidity provider Jane Street Group LLC. **Equities Trading DOWN** - **Nuvve Holding Corp (**NASDAQ:NVVE) shares dropped 58% to $8.98 after the company announced first-quarter results. - Shares of **Sobr Safe Inc (**NASDAQ:SOBR) were down 44% to $1.16 after the company announced an exercise of warrants for $3.1 million gross proceeds. - **Tianci International Inc** (NASDAQ:CIIT) was down, falling 33% to $0.28 after the company announced a 1-for-10 reverse stock split. **Commodities** In commodity news, oil traded up 0.5% to $80.00 while gold traded down 1.5% at $3,992.30. Silver traded down 2.5% to $56.000 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.3% to $6.3600. **Euro zone** European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 declined 0.6%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 0.6% London’s FTSE 100 slipped 0.5%, Germany’s DAX declined 1%, while France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.8%. **Asia Pacific Markets** Asian markets closed mixed on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dipping 2.79%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rising 1.33%, China’s Shanghai Composite dipping 1.85% and India’s BSE Sensex gaining 0.002%. **Economics** - U.S. retail sales increased 0.2% month-over-month in June, compared to a revised 1% gain in May and in-line with market estimates. - The New York Fed’s services business activity index jumped 19 points to a reading of 8.7 in July. - The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index rose to 41.4 in July from 10.3 in the previous month. - U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 8,000 to 208,000 in the week to July 11, compared to market estimates of 217,000. *Photo via Shutterstock* ### Related Stocks - [TGHL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TGHL.US.md) - [NVVE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVVE.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [NVVEW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVVEW.US.md) - [.IXIC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [IAU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IAU.US.md) - [GLDW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLDW.US.md) - [GLL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLL.US.md) - [GLDM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLDM.US.md) - [IVV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IVV.US.md) - [USO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/USO.US.md) - [DIA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DIA.US.md) - [SGOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SGOL.US.md) - [BNO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BNO.US.md) - [UGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UGL.US.md) - [SCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SCO.US.md) - [UCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UCO.US.md) - [GLD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLD.US.md) - [GOLD.AU](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOLD.AU.md) - [SPY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPY.US.md) - [VOO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VOO.US.md) - [SPLG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPLG.US.md) - [SPXL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPXL.US.md) - [UPRO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UPRO.US.md) - [SSO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SSO.US.md) - [SH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SH.US.md) - [SPXS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPXS.US.md) - [SPXU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPXU.US.md) - [SDS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SDS.US.md) - [SPYI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPYI.US.md) - [JEPI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JEPI.US.md) - [XYLD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XYLD.US.md) - [ONEQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ONEQ.US.md) - [QQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQ.US.md) - [QQQM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQM.US.md) - [QQEW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQEW.US.md) - [QQQE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQE.US.md) - [TQQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TQQQ.US.md) - [QLD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QLD.US.md) - [PSQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PSQ.US.md) - [SQQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SQQQ.US.md) - [QID.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QID.US.md) - [DDM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DDM.US.md) - [UDOW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UDOW.US.md) - [DOG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DOG.US.md) - [SDOW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SDOW.US.md) - [DXD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DXD.US.md) - [VEEE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VEEE.US.md) - [ATPC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ATPC.US.md) - [SOBR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOBR.US.md) - [CIIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CIIT.US.md) - [00HSI.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00HSI.HK.md) ## Related News & Research - [Is Eaton Corporation Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297633444.md) - [Is Intuit Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297510064.md) - [ROI-Asia's refined fuel imports hit post-war low, can the Middle East help?: Russell](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297574471.md) - [ANALYSIS-Depleted US oil stash loses potency as Iran war grinds on](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297496754.md) - [US East cost distillate stockpiles fell to record lows in latest week, EIA says](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297805419.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**