Dow Falls 250 Points; Becton Dickinson Posts Upbeat Earnings

U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 250 points on Monday.

Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.51% to 49,860.74 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.12% to 23,058.05. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.02% to 6,931.07.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares gained by 1% on Monday.

In trading on Monday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 1.3%.

Top Headline

Becton Dickinson and Co. (NYSE:BDX) on Monday reported upbeat earnings for the first quarter.

The company posted first-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $2.91 per share, beating the consensus of $2.81. The company reported sales of $5.25 billion, slightly above the consensus of $5.15 billion.

Becton Dickinson lowered fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings guidance from $14.75-$15.05 per share to $12.35-$12.65 per share compared to the consensus of $14.72.

Equities Trading UP
           

• MDJM Ltd (NASDAQ:UOKA) shares shot up 203% to $3.60 after jumping 26% on Friday.
• Shares of Borealis Foods Inc (NASDAQ:BRLS) got a boost, surging 49% to $0.97.
• CCH Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:CCHH) shares were also up, gaining 46% to $0.84 after surging more than 50% on Friday.

Equities Trading DOWN

• Kyndryl Holdings Inc (NYSE:KD) shares dropped 53% to $10.95 after the company reported worse-than-expected third-quarter financial results and cut its FY26 adjusted pretax income and free cash flow guidance.
• Shares of Polaryx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PLYX) were down 26% to $6.60 after dipping 44% on Friday.
• Pagaya Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:PGY) was down, falling 26% to $13.82 after the company reported quarterly results

Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.4% to $63.29 while gold traded up 0.8% at $5,018.70.

Silver traded up 2.5% to $78.830 on Monday, while copper fell 0.2% to $5.8705.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.1%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.4%. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.3%, Germany's DAX gained 0.5% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.1% during the session.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed higher on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei jumping 3.89%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 1.76%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 1.41% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.58%.

Economics

Data on consumer inflation expectations will be released today.

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