Dow Tumbles 150 Points; Walmart Earnings Top Views

Market Overview - U.S. stocks traded lower, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 150 points, down 0.39% to 41,888.10, NASDAQ down 0.83% to 18,987.25, and S&P 500 down 0.44% to 5,866.61 [1] - Utilities shares increased by 1.2%, while health care stocks decreased by 1.4% [1] Walmart Earnings - Walmart Inc. reported first-quarter FY26 sales growth of 2.5% year-on-year to $165.60 billion, slightly missing the analyst consensus estimate of $165.88 billion [2] - The retailer's adjusted EPS was 61 cents, surpassing the consensus estimate of 58 cents [2] Walmart Outlook - For fiscal year 2026, Walmart reaffirmed an adjusted EPS outlook of $2.50 – $2.60, compared to the $2.61 estimate, and sales guidance of $694.70 billion – $701.50 billion, versus the street view of $705.30 billion [3] Commodity Market - Oil prices fell by 2.3% to $61.73, while gold prices increased by 0.2% to $3,195.80 [6] - Silver prices decreased by 0.2% to $32.375, and copper fell by 0.4% to $4.6300 [6] Asian Market Performance - Asian markets closed mostly lower, with Japan's Nikkei down 0.98%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index down 0.79%, and China's Shanghai Composite Index down 0.68% [8] - Click Holdings Limited shares surged 270% to $1.0100 after announcing a cooperation agreement [8] - Graphjet Technology shares increased by 97% to $0.1913 following a significant stake disclosure by its Co-Founder [8] - Foot Locker, Inc. shares rose 83% to $23.52 after DICK's Sporting Goods agreed to acquire the company [8] - Healthcare Triangle, Inc. shares dropped 82% to $0.0402, and NanoVibronix, Inc. shares fell 63% to $1.4299 after announcing a public offering [8] - REE Automotive Ltd. shares decreased by 54% to $1.52 following fourth-quarter financial results and a pause in production plans [8] Economic Indicators - U.S. industrial production remained little changed in April, against market estimates of a 0.2% rise [12] - The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index increased by 22 points to -4.0 in May, while the NY Empire State Manufacturing Index declined to -9.2 [12] - Initial jobless claims remained unchanged at 229,000 for the week ending May 10 [12] - U.S. retail sales increased by 0.1% month-over-month in April, compared to a revised 1.7% gain in March [12] - U.S. producer prices declined by 0.5% in April, against market estimates of a 0.2% gain [12]