--- title: "Crude Oil Rises Over 4%; Darden Earnings Miss Views" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/300057817.md" description: "U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all declining. Oil prices surged 4.4% to $96.25, while gold and silver dropped. Darden Restaurants missed earnings estimates, whereas Apimeds Pharmaceuticals shares jumped 163%. Other notable moves included Stitch Fix falling 22% and Surrozen rising 90%. Macroeconomic data showed an increased U.S. current account deficit but lower-than-expected jobless claims." datetime: "2026-09-24T16:02:49.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/300057817.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300057817.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/300057817.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Crude Oil Rises Over 4%; Darden Earnings Miss Views U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 350 points on Thursday. The Dow traded down 0.70% to 51,153.35 while the NASDAQ dipped 0.70% to 26,746.39. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.46% to 7,670.50. **Leading and Lagging Sectors** Energy shares jumped by 1.7% on Thursday. In trading on Thursday, materials stocks fell by 1.1%. **Top Headline** **Darden Restaurants Inc** (NYSE:DRI) reported worse-than-expected first-quarter financial results. Darden reported quarterly earnings of $2.05 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.06 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.200 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.206 billion. **Equities Trading UP** - **Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US Inc (**NYSE:APUS) shares shot up 163% to $6.02 after the company announced its subsidiary, MindWave, signed a 12-month technology services agreement with AQUAE Holdings to deploy its MindChain infrastructure as the foundation of AQUAEChain. - Shares of **Surrozen Inc** (NASDAQ:SRZN) got a boost, surging 90% to $30.63. Surrozen recently announced submission of IND application for SZN-8141 for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. - **Everpure Inc (**NYSE:P) shares were also up, gaining 18% to $129.84 after the data storage company outlined a broader growth strategy and issued a preliminary fiscal 2028 outlook at its 2026 Financial Analyst Meeting. **Equities Trading DOWN** - **Stitch Fix Inc (**NASDAQ:SFIX) shares dropped 22% to $2.20 after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter financial results and issued weak fiscal 2027 sales guidance. - Shares of **ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc (**NASDAQ:ACAD) were down 10% to $22.82 after the company disclosed Phase 3 enabling topline results from Phase 2 RADIANT study of remlifanserin for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease psychosis. - **Viking Therapeutics Inc (**NASDAQ:VKTX) was down, falling 14% to $35.99 after the company announced a pair of proposed public offerings. **Commodities** In commodity news, oil traded up 4.4% to $96.25 while gold traded down 0.4% at $4,300.70. Silver traded down 1.8% to $63.785 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.1% to $6.7540. **Euro zone** European shares were mixed today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 slipped 0.1%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index rose 0.3%, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.3%, Germany’s DAX fell 0.1%, while France’s CAC 40 declined 0.1%. **Asia Pacific Markets** Asian markets closed mostly lower on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 gaining 0.76%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dipping 0.29%, China’s Shanghai Composite falling 1.22% and India’s BSE Sensex dropping 1.67%. **Economics** - The U.S. current account deficit increased to $246 billion in the second quarter, from a revised $212.6 billion gap in the previous quarter, versus market estimates of a $255 billion gap. - U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 1,000 to 197,000 in the second week of September, compared to market estimates of 201,000. - U.S. building permits fell 2.1% month-over-month to 1.403 million units in August, versus initial estimates of a 2.7% decline. *Photo via Shutterstock* ### Related Stocks - [APUS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/APUS.US.md) - [SFIX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SFIX.US.md) - [SRZN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SRZN.US.md) - [DRI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DRI.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [DIA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DIA.US.md) - [BNO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BNO.US.md) - [SIVR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SIVR.US.md) - [.IXIC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [VOO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VOO.US.md) - [GLDM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLDM.US.md) - [QQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQ.US.md) - [AGQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AGQ.US.md) - [USO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/USO.US.md) - [UCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UCO.US.md) - [GLD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLD.US.md) - [PSLV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PSLV.US.md) - [GLDW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLDW.US.md) - [QQQM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQM.US.md) - [GLL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLL.US.md) - [IAU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IAU.US.md) - [UGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UGL.US.md) - [SGOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SGOL.US.md) - [SLV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SLV.US.md) - [SCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SCO.US.md) - [SPY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPY.US.md) - [ZSL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ZSL.US.md) - [IVV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IVV.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.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) - [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) - [GOLD.AU](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOLD.AU.md) - [SLVR.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SLVR.UK.md) ## Related News & Research - [North Sea Crude-WTI trades higher as demand rises](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302592049.md) - [US Cash Crude-Grades rise on supply concerns, strong US refinery demand](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302780518.md) - [Silver's $55 Moment Of Truth: Shorts, Selling And Soaring Skew](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302767815.md) - [Comex gold settles 0.20% higher at $4130.50](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302595472.md) - [Silver hits year-to-date low as gold also falls amid rising oil prices](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302897565.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**