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U.S. stocks inched lower in choppy trading on Tuesday after substantial gains a
day earlier, with investors shifting their focus to the first presidential
debate later in the day. .N 
    At 11:53 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was down 0.80% at
27,363.24. The S&P 500  .SPX  was down 0.58% at 3,332.26 and the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was down 0.26% at 11,088.227.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Paycom Software Inc  PAYC.N , up 2.7%
 ** Albemarle Corp  ALB.N , up 2.5%
 ** Qorvo Inc  QRVO.O , up 2.5%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Devon Energy Corp  DVN.N , down 8%
 ** National Oilwell Varco Inc  NOV.N , down 7%
 ** Apache Corp  APA.O , down 6.7%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Houston American Energy Corp  HUSA.N , up 202.8%
 ** Mexco Energy Corp MXC.N , up 37.8%
 ** Container Store Group Inc  TCS.N , up 11.2%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Just Energy Group Inc  JE.N , down 37.4%
 ** Myovant Sciences Ltd  MYOV.N , down 22.4%
 ** Peabody Energy Corp  BTU.N , down 17.5%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Aptorum Group Ltd  APM.O , up 708.2%
 ** U.S. Energy Corp  USEG.O , up 174.5%
 ** Novus Capital Corp  NOVSU.O , up 117.2%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Oxbridge Re Holdings Ltd  OXBR.O , down 26.4%
 ** Piedmont Lithium Ltd  PLL.O , down 23.1%
 ** SPI Energy Co Ltd  SPI.O , down 18.9%
 
 
 
    ** Scorpio Bulkers Inc  SALT.N : up 3.9%
 BUZZ-Up on sale of a Kamsarmax vessel urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3NE
    
    ** LifeSci Acquisition Corp  LSAC.O : up 12.9%
 BUZZ-Jumps on cancer drug developer Vincera SPAC deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3LP
    
    ** Shutterstock Inc  SSTK.N : up 2.5%
 BUZZ-Rises as BofA starts coverage with 'buy' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3K2
    
    ** Orphazyme A/S  ORPH.O : down 6.3%
 BUZZ-Shares of drugmaker fall in Nasdaq debut urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3LS
    
    ** Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc  ADIL.O : up 29.8%
 BUZZ-Surges as FDA grants emergency use for COVID-19 antibody test urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3K9
    
    ** Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc  ARQT.O : up 13.4%
 BUZZ-Rises on positive data from skin disease treatment study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3JI
    
    ** Radware Ltd  RDWR.O : up 0.2%
 BUZZ-Gains on cloud security service deal with India's Airtel urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3JE
    
    ** Vistra Corp  VST.N : up 3.5%
 BUZZ-Soars on lifting outlook, pivot to clean energy urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3FE
    
    ** China Ceramics Co Ltd  CCCL.O : down 4.2%
 BUZZ-Drops as H1 revenue plummets on pandemic hit urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3GA
    
    ** ONEOK Inc  OKE.N : up 1.3%
 BUZZ-Gains as UBS sees improving volume, upgrades to 'buy' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2GQ0QS
    
    ** NanoVibronix Inc  NAOV.O : up 0.2%
 BUZZ-Rises on filing U.S. patent for pain management device urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3G8
    
    ** Beyond Meat Inc  BYND.O : up 10.4%
 BUZZ-Jumps as burger patty distribution at Walmart stores triples urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3D9
    
    ** TTM Technologies Inc  TTMI.O : up 0.9%
 BUZZ-Rises as Craig-Hallum starts coverage with 'buy' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ315
    
    ** Caesars Entertainment Inc  CZR.O : down 7.7%
 BUZZ-Falls after co prices upsized $1.7 bln equity offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2GQ0ML
    
    ** JP Morgan Chase & Co  JPM.N : down 1.7%
 BUZZ-U.S. big banks fall as broader market remains muted ahead of presidential
debate urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3ML
    
    ** UTStarcom Holdings Corp  UTSI.O : up 0.9%
 BUZZ-Jumps on new product launch urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ330
    
    ** BioCardia Inc  BCDA.O : up 1.8%
 BUZZ-Rises on U.S. patent for catheter system urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ34F
    
    ** Novus Capital Corp  NOVS.O : up 22.5%
 BUZZ-Soars on plan to take indoor farm operator AppHarvest public urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ30Z
    
    ** BridgeBio Pharma Inc  BBIO.O : up 1.9%
 BUZZ- FDA accepts application for rare metabolic disorder treatment urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ36Z
    
    ** Ardmore Shipping Corp  ASC.N : up 6.6%
 BUZZ-Rises on share buyback plan urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ359
    
    ** Artelo Biosciences Inc  ARTL.O : up 18.9%
 BUZZ-Soars as UK ethics panel approves cancer treatment study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ36H
    
    ** Molina Healthcare Inc  MOH.N : up 3.0%
 BUZZ-Affinity Health deal will boost New York presence - SVB
Leerink urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ386
    
    ** Caesars Entertainment Inc  CZR.O : down 7.7%
 BUZZ-Falls after co prices $1.7 bln equity offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2GQ0FB
    
    ** TransMedics Group Inc  TMDX.O : down 9.2%
 BUZZ-Down after FDA postpones review meeting for donor heart system urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ376
    
    ** Molson Coors Beverage Co  TAP.N : up 1.0%
 BUZZ-Gains on deal with Coca-Cola to launch alcoholic beverage urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ39H
    
    ** Myovant Sciences Ltd  MYOV.N : down 22.4%
 BUZZ-Drops as cancer drug misses secondary goal in late-stage trial urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ3AW
    
    ** Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc  IRWD.O : down 6.6%
 BUZZ-Scraps development of digestive disorder drug, shares tumble urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ2Y5
    
    ** Nikola Corp  NKLA.O : down 7.0%
 BUZZ-EV makers Tesla, Nikola on track to trade lower urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ2RI
    
    ** Big Lots Inc  BIG.N : up 2.3%
 BUZZ-Climbs on lifting Q3 outlook urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ2YY
    
    ** U.S. Energy Corp  USEG.O : up 174.5%
 BUZZ-Surges on buying FieldPoint Petroleum's upstream assets urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ2YC
    
    ** Sogou Inc  SOGO.N : up 2.5%
 BUZZ-Set to open at 2-year peak on Tencent's $3.5 bln take-private deal
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ2XR
    
    ** Fitbit Inc  FIT.N : up 6.2%
 BUZZ-Rises as Reuters reports Google set to win EU nod for $2.1 bln
deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ2WG
    
    ** Fuelcell Energy Inc  FCEL.O : up 3.5%
 BUZZ-Rises on multiple project wins in Connecticut urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ316
    
    ** Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc  AERI.O : up 1.2%
 BUZZ-Up as FDA approves clinical study for dry eye treatment urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ31F
    
    ** Moleculin Biotech Inc  MBRX.O : up 3.2%
 BUZZ-New molecule in portfolio shows potential to fight COVID-19 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ301
    
    ** Abbott Laboratories  ABT.N : up 0.9%
 BUZZ-Rises as its COVID-19 test gets deployed urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ31S
    
    ** Hershey Co  HSY.N : up 0.1%
 BUZZ-BMO upgrades, says Halloween concerns overblown urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ334
    
    ** United Natural Foods Inc  UNFI.N : down 11.7%
 BUZZ-CEO to retire, shares slip urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ335
    
    ** Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp  TNXP.O : up 6.9%
 BUZZ-Rises as co buys new facility to develop COVID-19 vaccines urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ2L1
    
    ** Sorrento Therapeutics Inc  SRNE.O : up 17.6%
 BUZZ-Up as COVID-19 antibody candidates show promise in study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ29U
    
    ** Fluidigm Corp  FLDM.O : up 3.7%
 BUZZ-Jumps on increased NIH funding to scale up COVID-19 testing urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ2O1
    
    ** Aptorum Group Ltd  APM.O : up 708.2%
 BUZZ-Surges after launching diagnostics subsidiary urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ2QR
    
    ** Party City Holdco Inc  PRTY.N : down 8.6%
 BUZZ-Loses sheen on plans of 13 mln share offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2GQ2R9
    
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   down 0.09%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   down 0.62%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   down 0.73%
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 3.54%
 Financial                .SPSY     down 1.60%
 Health                   .SPXHC    down 0.20%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.98%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   down 0.22%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   down 0.73%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   down 0.88%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   down 0.27%
 
 (Compiled by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru)
 ((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com))