--- title: "US Stocks Mixed; Retail Sales Fall In July" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295944701.md" description: "US stocks traded mixed on Friday, with the Nasdaq up 0.2%, Dow down 0.06%, and S&P 500 up 0.05%. US retail sales fell 0.6% in July, missing estimates. Individual stocks saw volatility: Wetour Robotics surged 150%, while Innventure dropped 47%. Commodities were mixed, with oil down and gold up. European and Asian markets also showed mixed performance." datetime: "2026-08-14T13:40:55.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295944701.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295944701.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295944701.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # US Stocks Mixed; Retail Sales Fall In July U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 0.2% on Friday. Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 0.06% to 53,807.42 while the NASDAQ rose 0.16% to 26,845.98. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.05% to 7,802.73. **Leading and Lagging Sectors** Communication services shares jumped by 0.8% on Friday. In trading on Friday, health care stocks fell by 0.8%. **Top Headline** U.S. retail sales declined 0.6% month-over-month in July, following a 0.2% gain in June and missing market estimates of a 0.1% rise. The region’s retail sales fell for the first time since October 2025. **Equities Trading UP** - **Wetour Robotics Ltd** (NASDAQ:WETO) shares shot up 150% to $9.02. - Shares of **Steakholder Foods Ltd – ADR** (NASDAQ:STKH) got a boost, surging 105% to $5.91. - **MDxHealth SA (**NASDAQ:MDXH) shares were also up, gaining 82% to $0.84 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter sales results and affirmed its FY26 sales guidance above estimates. **Equities Trading DOWN** - **Innventure Inc (**NASDAQ:INV) shares dropped 47% to $1.91 after the company reported mixed quarterly financial results. - Shares of **CXApp Inc (**NASDAQ:CXAI) were down 42% to $0.10 after announcing a 1-for-50 reverse stock split. - **Microvision Inc** (NASDAQ:MVIS) was down, falling 40% to $2.26 after the company announced a $17 million offering of 6.8 million units at $2.50 per unit. **Commodities** In commodity news, oil traded down 0.1% to $81.24 while gold traded up 0.2% at $4,431.10. Silver traded up 0.4% to $65.220 on Friday, while copper fell 0.2% to $6.5940. **Euro zone** European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 gained 0.1%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index rose 0.1% London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.1%, Germany’s DAX gained 0.8%, while France’s CAC 40 rose 0.1%. **Asia Pacific Markets** Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 gaining 0.59%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index falling 1.10%, China’s Shanghai Composite rising 0.01% and India’s BSE Sensex falling 0.09%. **Economics** U.S. retail sales declined 0.6% month-over-month in July, following a 0.2% gain in June and missing market estimates of a 0.1% rise. *Photo via Shutterstock* ### Related Stocks - [WETO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WETO.US.md) - [SCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SCO.US.md) - [.IXIC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [GLDM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLDM.US.md) - [USO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/USO.US.md) - [SPY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPY.US.md) - [QQQM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQM.US.md) - [UCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UCO.US.md) - [GLD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLD.US.md) - [DIA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DIA.US.md) - [UGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UGL.US.md) - [IAU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IAU.US.md) - [IVV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IVV.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [SGOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SGOL.US.md) - [GLDW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLDW.US.md) - [BNO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BNO.US.md) - [ONEQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ONEQ.US.md) - [QQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQ.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) - [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) - [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) - [GOLD.AU](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOLD.AU.md) - [STKH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/STKH.US.md) - [MDXH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MDXH.US.md) - [INV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/INV.US.md) - [CXAI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CXAI.US.md) - [MVIS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MVIS.US.md) - [00HSI.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00HSI.HK.md) - [000001.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/000001.CN.md) - [INVLW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/INVLW.US.md) - [CXAIW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CXAIW.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Why is your gold waiting on a speech?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296733808.md) - [PRECIOUS-Gold drops after sharp gains as inflation concerns come to the fore](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296506502.md) - [Commodity vessel transits through Strait of Hormuz fall to three-month low，data shows](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296852213.md) - [TECHNICALS-US oil may test support zone of $83.88-$84.13](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296729590.md) - [Oil set for second weekly rise as unsettled US-Iran war crimps supply](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296555193.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**