U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-U.S. homebuilders, Salesforce, Tiffany, J M Smucker, Microsoft
28/11/2018 16:50
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday, helped by healthcare and technology
stocks, but caution prevailed ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's
speech that is expected to elaborate on a report that said asset prices were
"elevated". .N
At 11:35 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.79 percent at
24,943.95. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.41 percent at 2,693.12 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was up 0.45 percent at 7,114.418.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Salesforce.com Inc CRM.N , up 4.1 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y33S6
** Adobe Inc ADBE.O , up 3.9 pct
** Juniper Networks Inc JNPR.N , up 3.9 pct
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Tiffany & Co TIF.N , down 11.2 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y33WH
** J M Smucker SJM.N , down 6.4 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y3409
** Western Digital Corp WDC.O , down 6.2 pct
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Cheetah Mobile Inc CMCM.N , up 23.2 pct
** FTE Networks Inc FTNW.N , up 22.8 pct
** J Jill Inc JILL.N , up 18.6 pct
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Chico's FAS Inc CHS.N , down 33.6 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y34AG
** Velocityshares 3x Inverse Natural Gas Linked to S&P GSCI Natural Gas Index
DGAZ.N , down 11.7 pct
** Tiffany & Co TIF.N , down 11.2 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y33WH
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Alliqua BioMedical Inc ALQA.O , up 194.6 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y34RM
** Gaming Partners International Corp GPIC.O , up 72.2 pct
** Ferroglobe PLC GSM.O , up 33.9 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Arsanis Inc ASNS.O , down 19.7 pct
** HomeTown Bankshares Corp HMTA.O , down 18.9 pct
** Protagonist Therapeutics Inc PTGX.O , down 16.7 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y34RO
** D.R. Horton Inc DHI.N : down 1.6 pct
** Lennar Corp LEN.N : down 2.1 pct
** PulteGroup Inc PHM.N : down 2.1 pct
** LGI Homes Inc LGIH.O : down 2.0 pct
** KB Home KBH.N : down 2.9 pct
** Meritage Homes Corp MTH.N : down 1.8 pct
** Toll Brothers Inc TOL.N : down 2.9 pct
** Taylor Morrison Home Corp TMHC.N : down 1.7 pct
** Tri Pointe Group Inc TPH.N : down 2.9 pct
BUZZ-U.S. homebuilders collapse as new home sales tumble to over 2-yr low
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y34S8
** Salesforce.com Inc CRM.N : up 4.0 pct
** Nutanix Inc NTNX.O : up 5.6 pct
BUZZ-Salesforce: Q3 beat to ease worries for jittery cloud stocks - analysts
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BUZZ-Nutanix: Climbs as software turnaround drives Q1 beat urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y33SC
Cloud software stocks rise after upbeat Salesforce results urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y3468
** Apple Inc AAPL.O : up 1.1 pct
** Microsoft Corp MSFT.O : up 1.2 pct
BUZZ-Apple: iPhone worries continue to bite near-term urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y33Z8
** Tiffany & Co TIF.N : down 11.2 pct
** Tapestry Inc TPR.N : flat
BUZZ-Tiffany & Co: Plunges as weak spending by Chinese tourists hurt Q3
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UPDATE 3-Tiffany sales miss as Chinese tourists spend less than anticipated
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** Weibo Corp WB.O : up 0.7 pct
** SINA Corp SINA.O : down 1.8 pct
BUZZ-Weibo, Sina gain on strong quarters as advertising revs rise urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y344B
** J M Smucker Co SJM.N : down 6.3 pct
BUZZ-J. M. Smucker: Drops on cutting FY forecast, weak Q2 results urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y3475
UPDATE 2-J.M. Smucker blames competition for forecast cuts, shares fall 5 pct
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** Dick's Sporting Goods Inc DKS.N : down 3.1 pct
BUZZ-Dick's Sporting Goods: Rises on better-than-expected Q3 profit
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** Whirlpool Corp WHR.N : down 1.5 pct
BUZZ-Whirlpool Corp: Credit Suisse cuts to 'neutral' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y33TH
** Gaming Partners International Corp GPIC.O : up 72.2 pct
BUZZ-Gaming Partners Int'l: Soars on $110 mln buyout deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y341N
** Moleculin Biotech Inc MBRX.O : down 2.2 pct
BUZZ-Moleculin Biotech Inc: Jumps on encouraging cancer drug data urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y349F
** Chico's FAS Inc CHS.N : down 33.5 pct
BUZZ-Chico's FAS: Sinks as co blames namesake brand for disappointing quarter
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** Discovery Inc DISCA.O : up 2.1 pct
BUZZ-Discovery rises as it partners with Tiger Woods for weekly videos
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** AmTrust Financial Services Inc AFSI.O : up 5.5 pct
BUZZ-AmTrust Financial Services Inc: Up after go-private deal gets regulatory
nod urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y34FF
** Global Net Lease GNL.N : down 6.4 pct
BUZZ-Global Net Lease: REIT drops on stock offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1Y30R9
** Sellas Life Sciences SLS.O : up 1.2 pct
BUZZ-Sellas Life Sciences: Up on speedy development path for cancer drug
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y34L1
** Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc ACAD.O : up 16.3 pct
BUZZ-Acadia Pharma: Rebounds on upsized stock offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1Y30VP
** OnDeck Capital Inc ONDK.N : up 6.9 pct
BUZZ-OnDeck Capital Inc: Rises as UBS upgrades rating to "buy" urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y34OJ
** Alliqua BioMedical Inc ALQA.O : up 194.6 pct
BUZZ-Alliqua BioMedical: Surges over 150 percent on plan to spin off unit
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** Ooma Inc OOMA.N : up 11.9 pct
BUZZ-Ooma shares soar after report, outlook urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1Y3126
** Protagonist Therapeutics Inc PTGX.O : down 16.7 pct
BUZZ-Protagonist Therapeutics: Record low on FDA request for additional bowel
drug data urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1Y34RO
** Humana Inc HUM.N : up 3.7 pct
BUZZ-Humana Inc: Up on share buyback deal, reaffirmed profit forecast
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UPDATE 2-Humana cuts 2019 forecast for Medicare prescription drug plans
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The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services .SPLRCL down 0.38 pct
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up 0.60 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.14 pct
Energy .SPNY up 0.35 pct
Financial .SPSY up 0.33 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.65 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI up 0.58 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 0.84 pct
Materials .SPLRCM down 0.28 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 0.26 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU down 0.24 pct
(Compiled by Sayanti Chakraborty in Bengaluru)
((Reuters Messaging: sayanti.chakraborty.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))