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Stock Market News 8 January 2026

ICON stock sinks nearly 8% after Truist downgrade puts 2026 outlook in the spotlight

ICON stock sinks nearly 8% after Truist downgrade puts 2026 outlook in the spotlight

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:50 ET — Regular session ICON Public Limited Company shares fell sharply on Thursday, sliding $16.09, or about 7.9%, to $186.83 in afternoon trading after a Truist Securities downgrade knocked sentiment. Truist cut ICON to “hold” from “buy” and lowered its price target to $222 from $231, according to reports of the note. GuruFocus The…
8 January 2026
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Coherent (COHR) stock slides nearly 10% as investors turn picky on AI-linked optics

Coherent (COHR) stock slides nearly 10% as investors turn picky on AI-linked optics

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:31 EST — Regular session Coherent Corp shares slid 9.6% to $173.31 in afternoon trading on Thursday, reversing earlier gains as a wave of selling hit some AI-linked hardware names. The stock ranged from $192.50 to $173.29, with volume running a bit above its recent average. The drop comes as investors get more selective about…
8 January 2026
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Eaton stock slips after Barclays cuts target as rate bets stay in play

Eaton stock slips after Barclays cuts target as rate bets stay in play

New York, January 8, 2026, 14:42 EST — Regular session Shares of Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) fell about 0.8% on Thursday after Barclays lowered its price target on the power-management company. Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell cut the target to $350 from $362 and kept an Equal Weight rating, an in-line call; Eaton was down $2.53 at $320.14 in afternoon trade.…
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GE Aerospace stock slides 4% after early pop as Boeing MAX 10, earnings loom

GE Aerospace stock slides 4% after early pop as Boeing MAX 10, earnings loom

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:29 EST — Regular session GE Aerospace shares fell about 4% on Thursday afternoon, wiping out an early climb and pulling the stock back into the low-$300s. The shares were down $12.97 at $310.67 after trading as high as $330.06. The move matters because investors are walking into a tight cluster of near-term catalysts that…
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EQT stock slides as U.S. natural gas prices fall after big storage draw

EQT stock slides as U.S. natural gas prices fall after big storage draw

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 14:24 EST — Regular session EQT Corp (EQT.N) shares slid on Thursday as U.S. natural gas prices fell, pressuring gas-heavy producers after a volatile week in the futures market. The stock was down 4.2% at $52.20 in afternoon trade, while front-month Henry Hub gas futures hovered around $3.388 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), down…
8 January 2026
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Seagate stock slides nearly 9% as AI-storage rally cools; traders refocus on Friday data

Seagate stock slides nearly 9% as AI-storage rally cools; traders refocus on Friday data

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:34 EST — Regular session Seagate Technology Holdings fell 9.3% to $279.72 in afternoon trade, after swinging between $310.50 and $278.26. Western Digital dropped 8.0% and Sandisk fell 7.0% as the broader storage rally lost steam. The pullback follows a burst of buying earlier this week after comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the…
8 January 2026
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Hycroft Mining stock drops nearly 13% as HYMC gives back a chunk of its latest run

Hycroft Mining stock drops nearly 13% as HYMC gives back a chunk of its latest run

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 14:30 EST — Regular session Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation shares slid $3.83, or 12.9%, to $25.91 in afternoon trading on Thursday. The stock earlier touched $29.70, before hitting a session low of $25.91. The move matters because Hycroft has become a high-beta trade, where financing headlines and project timelines can whip the stock around fast.…
8 January 2026
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Home Depot stock jumps 3% as CES Hubspace partnerships land and jobs report looms

Home Depot stock jumps 3% as CES Hubspace partnerships land and jobs report looms

NEW YORK, January 8, 2026, 13:46 EST — Regular session Home Depot shares climbed 3.5% to $361.25 at 1:46 p.m. EST on Thursday, lifting a Dow-heavy lineup even as the tech-heavy Nasdaq was under pressure. The S&P 500 tracker was little changed while the Nasdaq 100 ETF slipped about 0.7%. The bounce matters because Home Depot sits close to the…
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Ciena stock tumbles 14% as AI-networking names retreat — what investors watch next

Ciena stock tumbles 14% as AI-networking names retreat — what investors watch next

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 13:42 EST — Regular session Ciena Corp (CIEN) shares were down about 14% at $222.73 on Thursday, after ending Wednesday at $259.27 and touching $260 earlier in the session. Roughly 2.8 million shares had changed hands by early afternoon. Optical peer Lumentum Holdings fell about 11% and Coherent slid roughly 9%, while Arista Networks was…
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Nvidia stock slides on China H200 prepayment push as investors weigh export risk

Nvidia stock slides on China H200 prepayment push as investors weigh export risk

NEW YORK, January 8, 2026, 14:25 EST — Regular session Nvidia shares fell about 2.7% on Thursday after the AI chipmaker tightened payment terms for its H200 processors sold into China, demanding full upfront payment and barring cancellations or refunds, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. The stock traded at $184.03, near the day’s low of $183.86. Beijing has…
8 January 2026
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Merck stock climbs on Wolfe upgrade as Cidara deal closes and Gardasil questions linger

Merck stock climbs on Wolfe upgrade as Cidara deal closes and Gardasil questions linger

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 13:46 EST — Regular session Merck & Co shares rose 1.5% to $110.20 in afternoon trading on Thursday after Wolfe Research upgraded the drugmaker, outpacing a softer health-care sector. The stock traded as high as $112.08 and as low as $107.94, while AbbVie slid about 3.9% and the S&P 500 ETF was little changed. The…
8 January 2026
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Lumentum (LITE) stock plunges 11% as AI-optics names slide despite Needham’s $470 target

Lumentum (LITE) stock plunges 11% as AI-optics names slide despite Needham’s $470 target

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 13:58 EST — Regular session Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE.O) shares slid 10.9% to $350.22 on Thursday, after topping $399.88 earlier in the session and then sinking as low as $343.41. More than 11 million shares had changed hands by early afternoon. The move mattered because it snapped a sharp run that has turned the stock…
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  • Sensex, Nifty Rally Following India-US Trade Deal Cutting Tariffs to 18%
    February 2, 2026, 10:45 PM EST. Indian equity benchmarks rebounded sharply as the Sensex surged 944 points (1.17%) to 81,666 and the Nifty gained 263 points (1.06%) to 25,088. This comeback followed a steep Budget-day sell-off. The rally was driven by short covering and targeted buying in key index heavyweights. The strong gains came on the back of an India-US trade deal that reduced tariffs to 18%, boosting market sentiment amid ongoing trade developments.
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