Wall Street is in Thanksgiving Day feasting, while the rest of the world traded relatively mixed. The U.S. dollar traded at a one-month low today, with the euro advancing on the back of solid business data, principally from the German economy, which continues growing.
Shares of SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD, Financial) jumped more than 5% in after-hours market session, ahead of Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio)´s long position, a new 13.5% stake. He also said that he will vote against the acquisition of Bonanza Creek Energy (BCEI, Financial).
Yesterday's Gainers
• Cerner Corporation (CERN, Financial)
• Deere & Company (DE, Financial)
• TripAdvisor, Inc. (TRIP, Financial)
• Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK, Financial)
Yesterday's Losers
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE, Financial)
• Viacom, Inc. (VIAB, Financial)
• Ansys, Inc. (ANSS, Financial)
Global Markets
The main European stock markets traded mixed. The U.K.'s FTSE lost 0.02% and the Germany's Dax declined 0.05%, while the France's CAC rose 0.5% and the Spain's Ibex climbed 0.19%.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei gained 0.48%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed down 0.99%, India’s BSE Sensexinched up 0.08% and China´s Shanghai slid 2.29%.
Disclosure: The author holds no positions in any stocks mentioned.
