S&P 500 Edges Higher; American Woodmark Shares Slide

Market Performance - U.S. stocks showed mixed trading results, with the S&P 500 gaining approximately 0.2% [1] - The Dow increased by 0.01% to 41,242.33, while the NASDAQ rose by 0.24% to 17,768.84 [1] - Information technology shares rose by 0.7%, while energy shares fell by 1% [1] Notable Stock Movements - Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. shares surged 37% to $0.5899 after receiving a $14 million grant from the NIH [2] - Addex Therapeutics Ltd shares increased by 49% to $11.18 due to milestone and royalty opportunities from a collaboration with Indivior [2] - VOXX International Corporation shares rose 74% to $4.9710 following the announcement of a strategic alternatives process [2] Declining Stocks - Altisource Asset Management Corporation shares dropped 41% to $1.3890 after announcing plans to delist from the NYSE [3] - COSCIENS Biopharma Inc. shares fell 33% to $3.9501 after Phase 3 trial results [3] - American Woodmark Corporation shares decreased by 11% to $89.23 due to worse-than-expected financial results [3] Commodity Prices - Oil prices fell by 2.2% to $75.69, while gold prices increased by 0.1% to $2,556.30 [4] - Silver and copper prices rose by 0.1% to $30.05 and 0.5% to $4.3035, respectively [4] European Market Overview - European shares were mostly higher, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 gaining 0.16% [4] - Germany's DAX rose by 0.35%, while France's CAC 40 fell by 0.32% [4] - The German economy contracted by 0.1% quarter-over-quarter in Q2, following a 0.2% growth in Q1 [4] Asian Market Performance - Asian markets closed mostly higher, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.47% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rising 0.43% [5] - China's Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.24%, while India's BSE Sensex rose by 0.02% [5] - Hong Kong's trade deficit narrowed to $21.8 billion in July from a $30 billion gap a year ago [5] Economic Indicators - The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index increased by 6.5% year-over-year in June, down from a revised 6.9% in the previous month [6] - The FHFA house price index fell by 0.1% in June, contrary to market expectations of a 0.2% gain [6]