U.S. stocks opened higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.3%, the S&P 500 up 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.3%. Moderna (MRNA.O) surged 90% after announcing a successful Phase 3 trial of its mRNA cancer vaccine with Merck, marking a

2026-08-19

U.S. stocks opened higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.3%, the S&P 500 up 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.3%. Moderna (MRNA.O) surged 90% after announcing a successful Phase 3 trial of its mRNA cancer vaccine with Merck, marking a historic breakthrough in melanoma treatment; Merck (MRK.N) rose 8.4%. Maiwell Technology (MRVL.O) rose 9.7% after issuing warrants to Google to purchase up to 58.97 million shares. SK Hynix (SKHY.O) rose 4.2% after announcing a plan to repurchase and cancel 40 trillion won worth of shares.