<div id="readability-page-1" class="page">U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points on Tuesday. Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.48% to 49,678.59 while the NASDAQ rose 0.03% to 24,410.89. The S&amp;P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.13% to 7,118.29. Leading and Lagging Sectors Consumer discretionary shares climbed by 0.7% on Tuesday. In trading on Tuesday, health care stocks fell by 0.5%. Top Headline U.S. retail sales increased by 1.7% month-over-month in March, following a revised 0.7% growth in February and topping market estimates of 1.4%. Equities Trading UP <ul> <li>Lobo Technologies Ltd ( LOBO ) shares shot up 90% to $1.09. LOBO ( LOBO ) announced a major upgrade to its Claw AI Agent Platform, designed for the foreign trade and manufacturing sectors.</li> <li>Shares of Local Bounti Corp ( LOCL ) got a boost, surging 60% to $2.96 after gaining 22% on Monday.</li> <li>Edible Garden AG Inc ( EDBL ) shares were also up, gaining 51% to $1.39 after the company announced that it has been awarded new distribution with Target to supply a substantial portion of its fresh cut herbs.</li> </ul> Equities Trading DOWN <ul> <li>Sow Good Inc ( SOWG ) shares dropped 35% to $0.16 after the company entered into definitive share purchase agreement with Ryzon Materials to acquire wholly owned Tanzanian subsidiaries of Ryzon.</li> <li>Shares of Avalon Globocare Corp ( ALBT ) were down 23% to $0.38. Avalon GloboCare ( ALBT ) announced that its subsidiary, Avalon Quantum AI LLC, is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to support Phase 2 development of its Catch-Up agentic AI video platform.</li> <li>Clearmind Medicine Inc ( CMND ) was down, falling 21% to $0.89.</li> </ul> <div>CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 0.1% to $89.51 while gold traded down 0.7% at $4,795.40.</div> Silver traded down 1.6% to $78.79 on Tuesday, while copper fell 0.1% to $6.0415. Euro zone European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 declined 0.2%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.3%. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.3%, Germany's DAX gained 0.2% and France's CAC 40 declined 0.3% during the session. Asia Pacific Markets Asian markets closed higher on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.89%, China's Shanghai Composite climbing 0.07%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rising 0.48% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.96%. Economics <ul> <li>U.S. retail sales increased by 1.7% month-over-month in March, following a revised 0.7% growth in February and topping market estimates of 1.4%.</li> <li>The ADP Research Institute said U.S. private employers added an average of 54,750 jobs per week during the four weeks ending April 4.</li> </ul> Photo via Shutterstock</div>

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U.S. stocks rose, with the Dow Jones gaining over 200 points, up 0.48% to 49,678.59. Retail sales increased by 1.7% in March, surpassing estimates. Lobo Technologies shares surged 90% after a platform upgrade, while Local Bounti and Edible Garden also saw significant gains. Conversely, Sow Good shares fell 35% following a share purchase agreement. In commodities, oil and gold prices declined slightly. European markets were mixed, and Asian markets closed higher.

Dow Gains Over 200 Points; US Retail Sales Top Estimates