Crude Oil Surges 4%; Travelers Posts Upbeat Q2 results

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Nasdaq falls over 200 points, Dow down 0.28%, S&P 500 drops 0.51%. Energy shares up 1.4%, communication services stocks down 3.1%. Travelers Companies beats Q2 estimates. Southland Holdings up 51%, Sadot Group up 44%, Callan JMB up 41% on news. Intuitive Surgical down 11%, Laser Photonics down 20%, Regenxbio down 15%. Oil up 4%, gold up 0.7%, silver down 0.1%, copper down 1.4%. European shares mostly lower, Asian markets close lower. US industrial production up 0.1%, housing starts surge 19%.