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China stocks took a hit as U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies fell after Beijing’s economic planning agency failed to announce any new major stimulus plans. This impacted companies like Bilibili, Nio, PDD, JD.com, and Alibaba, with notable declines in their stock prices.
On the other hand, DocuSign saw a significant rise of 8% after the announcement that it is set to replace MDU Resources in the S&P MidCap 400 index. Super Micro Computer and Nvidia also experienced fluctuations in their stock prices, with Super Micro pulling back and Nvidia climbing.
In the health insurance sector, Humana saw a 2.8% jump after Bernstein upgraded the company to outperform, citing it as an attractive investment despite lowering its price target.
Roblox faced a 4% drop after Hindenburg Research disclosed a short position on the gaming platform, alleging inflated metrics. However, Roblox refuted these claims as “misleading.” Similarly, Sphere Entertainment saw a 7% pullback after the announcement of chief financial officer David Byrnes departure from the company.
Waters Corp experienced a 2.7% increase following a Jefferies upgrade to buy from hold, attributing this rise to a super cycle for product replacement underway. Affirm, the buy now, pay later company, also saw a positive trend with a 6% advance after being upgraded to buy by BTIG.
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