Indexes fell 0.1% each in midday trading The S&P 500 was at 3,111.71; the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 27,622.21; Nasdaq to 8,557.33.
Crude oil was up 0.1% to $58.48 a barrel.
The price of gold rose 0.2% to $1,4834.
The yield on a 10-Year Bond rose 0.6% to 1.79%.
HEALTHCARE
Urovant Sciences Ltd. (Nasdaq: UROV) gained 8.8% to $12.64 a share with a $384 million market cap. The stock has risen 32% after reporting fiscal second quarter results on Nov. 5.
Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq AXNX) in Irvine increased 3.5% to $24.90 a share with an $826 million market cap. Shares have risen 7.4% since Dec. 2 when a Canadian agency approved the use of full-body MRI labeling for Axonics’s SNM device.
RETAIL
Tilly’s Inc. (NYSE: TLYS) jumped 15% to $11.53 and a $351 million market cap. The Irvine-based chain of teenage-focused stores yesterday reported a better than expected outlook after a strong Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday performance.
