Markets are mostly pointing down as we head into the end of today's session, but JP Morgan Chase gains 7.62% to top this list of the 4 biggest gainers at the moment.
The leading indices were losing ground — Dow Jones slipping 0.42% and closing at 33,900. Nasdaq trades at 12,122 after losing 0.37%.
This downslide might be related to financial indicators data published earlier as highly important Core Retail Sales data from United States beat analyst expectations of -0.3% with a reading of -0.8%.
Markets are falling this session, but some stocks are registering gains. Take a look at today's positive market movers.
JP Morgan Chase | +7.62%; session high: $139.12 session low: $134.95
After ending the previous day at $129, today the banking services company made its largest single-day jump of $9.83 (7.62%) since May 2022, and is now trading around $138.82. The financial services company reached a significant high of $143.8 around a month ago but has lost 10.3% since then. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Dow Jones by 7.17%. The company's market cap currently stands at $406.96 billion with an average daily trading volume of 16.65 million shares.
JP Morgan Chase is scheduled to announce earnings results today. The consensus EPS estimate is 3.41 and the consensus revenue estimate is $36.19 billion.
Citigroup gains 5.34% ahead of the quarterly earnings report set for today
After ending yesterday at $47.3, the US financial services giant went up to $49.89 only to drop back some of the way. It is now trading around $49.83 as it reaches the end of the trading session. Citigroup has a market cap of $96.98 billion so far this year, it has been under-performing the S&P 500 by 4.45%.
Citigroup is scheduled to announce earnings results today. The consensus Earnings Per Share estimate is 1.66 and the consensus revenue estimate is $19.99 billion.
Quidel | +5.17%; session high: $98.64 session low: $93.27
The multinational diagnostic healthcare giant is now trading 32.86% above the significant low ($67.49) it slumped to 6 months ago. The company is currently trading with a market cap of $6.28 billion with an average daily volume of 338,356 shares. Quidel last reported revenue of $866.5 million with an EPS of $1.74.
+6.09%: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. is around $21.59 after gaining 6.09%
After closing yesterday at $20.35, the Israeli cargo shipping company spiked to $21.86 before giving back its gains and closing the session at $21.59. The company has a market cap of $2.59 billion with an average daily trading volume of 5.81 million shares.