Dow Falls 250 Points; Becton Dickinson Posts Upbeat Earnings

by | Feb 9, 2026 | General

U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 250 points on Monday.

Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.51% to 49,860.74 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.12% to 23,058.05. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.02% to 6,931.07.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares gained by 1% on Monday.

In trading on Monday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 1.3%.

Top Headline

Becton Dickinson and Co. (NYSE:BDX) on Monday reported upbeat earnings for the first quarter.

The company posted first-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $2.91 per share, beating the consensus of $2.81. The company reported sales of $5.25 billion, slightly above the consensus of $5.15 billion.

Becton Dickinson lowered fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings guidance from $14.75-$15.05 per share to $12.35-$12.65 per share compared to the consensus of $14.72.

Equities Trading UP
           

  • MDJM Ltd (NASDAQ:UOKA) shares shot up 203% to $3.60 after jumping 26% on Friday.
  • Shares of Borealis Foods Inc (NASDAQ:BRLS) got a boost, surging 49% to $0.97.
  • CCH Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:CCHH) shares were also up, gaining 46% to $0.84 after surging more than 50% on Friday.

Equities Trading DOWN

  • Kyndryl Holdings Inc (NYSE:KD) shares dropped 53% to $10.95 after the company reported worse-than-expected third-quarter financial results and cut its FY26 adjusted pretax income and free cash flow guidance.
  • Shares of Polaryx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PLYX) were down 26% to $6.60 after dipping 44% on Friday.
  • Pagaya Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:PGY) was down, falling 26% to $13.82 after the company reported quarterly results

Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.4% to $63.29 while gold traded up 0.8% at $5,018.70.

Silver traded up 2.5% to $78.830 on Monday, while copper fell 0.2% to $5.8705.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 gained 0.1%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index rose 0.4%. London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.3%, Germany’s DAX gained 0.5% and France’s CAC 40 rose 0.1% during the session.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed higher on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei jumping 3.89%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gaining 1.76%, China’s Shanghai Composite gaining 1.41% and India’s BSE Sensex gaining 0.58%.

Economics

Data on consumer inflation expectations will be released today.

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