cast a 1.5% increase in orders for durable goods in August. Orders were up a revised 11.7% in July and 7.7% in June..**
Novavax shares jumped nearly 11% after the company said Thursday it has started a final-stage study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.K.
Honeywell International Inc. HON, +1.72% shares were 1.8% higher after the company announced plans to hike its dividend.
Volume on U.S. exchanges was 8.89 billion shares.
Currencies
• The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index increased 0.3%.
• The euro dipped 0.4% to $1.1625.
• The Japanese yen depreciated 0.2% to 105.61 per dollar.
Bonds
• The yield on 10-year Treasuries decreased one basis point to 0.65%.
• Britain’s 10-year yield fell three basis points to 0.189%.
• Germany’s 10-year yield decreased three basis points to -0.53%.
Commodities
• West Texas Intermediate crude dipped 0.5% to $40.12 a barrel.
• Gold depreciated 0.3% to $1,862.66 an ounce.
• Silver weakened 1% to $22.91 per ounce.
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