5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

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Thursday morning. The company benefited from growth in medtech sales, which was the result of an increase in non-urgent surgeries that were put off during the pandemic. The positive report and higher guidance come as J&J's stock has been struggling. It's down about 10% so far this year through Wednesday's close, compared with broader market gains.Fragments of a missile shot down during a night strike in Odesa on July 19, 2023.

Russian forces continued to assault Ukrainian ports following the Kremlin's exit from the Black Sea grain deal. The attacks have raised further concerns about global food supplies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russians targeted areas that store about a million tons of food. Russian officials, meanwhile, have said that they would consider any vessel sailing to Ukrainian ports a carrier of military cargo.

 

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