Crude oil inventories increased by 5,520 million barrels last week after increasing by 1,234 million barrels the previous week.
Ford (+5.97% to 12.79) published quarterly turnover above expectations and announced the payment of an additional dividend to shareholders.
Snap fell 34.61% to 11.41 after reporting lower-than-expected quarterly revenue. In its wake, Pinterest lost 0.56% to 40.82.
Amgen (-6.39% to 295.87) recorded growth of 20% in its turnover and 15% in its profit for the 4th quarter. Leerink Partners lowered its rating advice from Outperform to Market Perform.
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s gained 7.05% to 2,663.02 after publishing profit and turnover above expectations for the 4th quarter.
The maker of Vans sneakers and The North Fac clothing VF Corp fell 9.71% to 15.3 after indicating that it had missed expectations on its quarterly results due to weak demand and announcing the departure of its financial director Matt Puckett.
The hotel group Hilton Worldwide (+0.72% to 196.03) announced that it expects a profit for the whole year lower than forecasts, weighed down by signs of a slowdown in demand for leisure travel in the United States.
Uber Technologies (+0.28% to 70.67) said it expects operating profit and gross bookings to exceed expectations for the current quarter. The group also reported better-than-expected results for the October-December period, in a context of increased demand in its VTC and meal delivery activities.
Target (+1.59% to 146.73) would consider a new paid loyalty program for its customers, similar to those of Amazon and Walmart.
The groups Fox Corp (-6.48% to 27.44), Walt Disney (-0.02% to 99.27) and Warner Bros Discovery (-3.18% to 9.75) announced their intention to create a sports streaming service in the fall, with the aim of attracting young viewers.
The drug maker Gilead Sciences fell 4.25% to 74.42 after reporting adjusted quarterly profit below Wall Street consensus.
Jefferies raised its recommendation on the stock Palantir Technologies (+7.93% to 23.61) from Underperformance to Hold.
THE Dow Jones thus gained 0.40% to 38,677.36 points, the Nasdaq Composite 0.95% to 15,756.64 points and the S&P 500 0.82% to 4,995.06 points.
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