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U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday, as technology companies suffered sharp
losses following disappointing forecasts from chip companies Nvidia and Applied
Materials. .N
At 10:04 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.06 percent at
25,304.27. The S&P 500 .SPX was down 0.08 percent at 2,728.01 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was down 0.32 percent at 7,236.087.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** PG&E Corp PCG.N , up 39.3 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3T9
** Edison International EIX.N , up 13.4 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3T9
** Helmerich and Payne Inc HP.N , up 2.9 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1XQ0WJ
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O , down 16.9 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3NA
** Nordstrom Inc JWN.N , down 11.7 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3Z9
** Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O , down 4.2 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3NA
The top NYSE .PG.N percentage gainer:
** PG&E Corp PCG.N , up 39.3 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3T9
The top NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc WAIR.N , down 12.9 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASB00XIT
** Contango Oil & Gas Co MCF.N , down 11.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASB00XMM
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** EMC Insurance Group Inc EMCI.O , up 27.2 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1XR2WH
** Asta Funding Inc ASFI.O , up 23.7 pct
** NF Energy Saving Corp NFEC.O , up 20.9 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** AGM Group Holdng AGMH.O , down 27.3 pct
** Rise Education Cayman Ltd REDU.O , down 25.9 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASB00XJL
** Priority Technology Holdings Inc PRTHU.O , down 25.2 pct
** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O : down 16.9 pct
** Applied Materials Inc AMAT.O : down 3.5 pct
** Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O : down 4.2 pct
** Micron Technology Inc MU.O : down 2.0 pct
BUZZ-Nvidia, Applied Materials' disappointing forecasts weigh on chip stocks
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** Viacom Inc VIAB.O : down 1.3 pct
BUZZ-Up on quarterly beat, signs film deal with Netflix urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR42Y
** Nordstrom Inc JWN.N : down 11.7 pct
BUZZ-Nordstrom adds to gloomy week for U.S. department stores urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3Z9
** PG&E Corp PCG.N : up 39.3 pct
** Edison International EIX.N : up 13.4 pct
BUZZ-Soars on report regulator wants to avoid bankruptcy urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3T9
** Facebook Inc FB.O : down 2.7 pct
UPDATE 1-U.S. senator to query Facebook about report on treatment of critics
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** AstraZeneca PLC AZN.N : down 3.1 pct
BUZZ-Slips as lung cancer drug fails study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR40F
** ReWalk Robotics Ltd RWLK.O : down 41.3 pct
BUZZ-Slumps after offering is priced urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3PC
** Sonos Inc SONO.O : up 17.4 pct
BUZZ-Leaps on revenue beat, smaller-than-expected loss urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3YP
** Williams-Sonoma Inc WSM.N : down 9.4 pct
BUZZ-Falls after all brand sales disappoint urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3VT
** Home Depot Inc HD.N : down 0.3 pct
BUZZ-Down after BofA Merrill cuts to 'neutral' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3VS
** Michael Kors Holdings Ltd KORS.N : down 2.4 pct
BUZZ-Inventory management among challenges weighing on top-line - Oppenheimer
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** Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc MDGL.O : up 9.1 pct
BUZZ-Evercore says stock sell-off concerns overblown, upgrades rating
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** Square Inc SQ.N : down 1.0 pct
BUZZ-Down on outgoing CFO leaving earlier than expected urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3XT
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services .SPLRCL down 0.58 pct
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD down 0.67 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS down 0.06 pct
Energy .SPNY up 0.95 pct
Financial .SPSY down 0.47 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.69 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI down 0.28 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT down 0.26 pct
Materials .SPLRCM down 0.11 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 0.38 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU up 0.73 pct
(Compiled by Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru)
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