Closing Bell Movers: Casey’s General jumps 9% after Q4 earnings beat

In the opening hour of the evening session, U.S. equity futures are flat, with S&P500 consolidating gains above the 6,000 level, Nasdaq 100 above 21,800, and Dow Industrials just above 42,800.  In Commodities, WTI Crude Oil remains at two-month highs above $65 per barrel and in Metals, Silver and Platinum are building on their recent breakouts, approaching $37 and $1,230 per ounce respectively.   Gold is trading more subdued however, having retreated below $3,350 last week.

S&P 500 and Dow Industrials indices made fresh highs intraday but gave up those gains toward the close.   Consumer Discretionary and Materials led the S&P 500 as defensively oriented Staples and Utilities sectors underperformed.   Tesla, Regeneron, AMD, and Enphase were some of the best names on the index with gains of about 5%.  

Check out this evening’s top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.

HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS –

• Skillsoft (SKIL) up 15.3%
• Casey’s General Stores (CASY) up 8.8%

ALSO HIGHER –

• Quanterix (QTRX) up 10.1% after insider buy
• Power Solutions (PSIX) up 3.2% after entering Russell 2000 index

DOWN AFTER EARNINGS –

• Calavo Growers (CVGW) down 15.5%
• Lakeland Industries (LAKE) down 11.7%
• Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) down 7.5%
• Limoneira (LMNR) down 5.0%

ALSO LOWER –

• Sezzle (SEZL) down 9.2% after announcing antitrust lawsuit against Shopify
• Cracker Barrel (CBRL)  down 3.3% after convertible note offering
• Xometry (XMTR) down 3.3% after convertible note offering
• Avis Budget (CAR) down 0.7% after naming new CFO