NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / September 6, 2017 / U.S. markets tumbled Tuesday as escalating geopolitical tensions between North Korea and the U.S. weighed down Wall Street. On Sunday, North Korea completed its sixth and largest nuclear test, which triggered a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.07 percent to close at 21,753.31, while the S&P 500 Index fell 0.76 percent to close at 2,457.85. The daily declines for the Dow and S&P 500 were the worst since August 17th. The NASDAQ Composite Index decreased 0.93 percent to close at 6,375.57.

"Clearly, the geopolitical tensions with North Korea are the most important issue for the market in today's session," said Rui De Figueiredo, CIO and co-head of the Solutions/Multi-Asset Group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. "When you have events like the one in North Korea, they bring about the opportunity for volatility to come back and for the market to pull back."

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Himax Technologies, Inc.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
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Himax Technologies Inc.'s stock jumped 8.99% Tuesday, to close the day at $11.40. The stock recorded a trading volume of 18,169,851 shares, which was above its three months average volume of 3,989,990 shares. In the last year Himax Technologies Inc.'s shares have traded in a range of 4.88 - 11.46. The share price has gained 133.61% from its 52 week low. The company's shares are currently trading above their 200-day moving average. Moreover, the stock's 50-day moving average of $8.69 is greater than its 200-day moving average of $8.02. Shares of the company are trading at a Price to Earnings ratio of 104.59. Shares of Himax Technologies have gained approximately 88.74 percent year-to-date.

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On Tuesday, shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. recorded a trading volume of 1,944,766 shares, which was above the three months average volume of 1,380,820 shares. The stock ended the day 3.14% higher at 13.81. The share price has gained 164.05% from its 52 week low with a 52 week trading range of 5.23 - 13.89.The company's shares are currently trading above their 200-day moving average. Moreover, the stock's 50-day moving average of $12.22 is greater than its 200-day moving average of $10.07. Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have gained approximately 86.62 percent year-to-date.

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