U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Abercrombie & Fitch, Nio, GE, Aon, Willis Towers

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06/03/2019 15:33

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U.S. stocks took a pause on Wednesday following a strong rally that started this
year as investors stayed on the sidelines, awaiting fresh developments on trade.
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At 10:05 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was down 0.11 percent at
25,778.69. The S&P 500  .SPX  was down 0.24 percent at 2,782.98 and the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was down 0.20 percent at 7,561.238.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Aon Plc  AON.N , up 5.1 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2U3
 ** LyondellBasell Industries NV  LYB.N , up 4.3 pct
 ** Qualcomm Inc  QCOM.O , up 2.6 pct
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Willis Towers Watson Plc  WLTW.O , down 6.6 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2U3
 ** Micron Technology  MU.O , down 5.2 pct
 ** Brown Forman Corp  BFb.N , down 4.7 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Abercrombie & Fitch  ANF.N , up 18.2 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T318
 ** Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc  FEDU.N , up 16.8 pct
 ** J Jill Inc  JILL.N , up 13.1 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Nio Inc  NIO.N , down 16 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T305
 ** Vivint Solar Inc  VSLR.N , down 11.6 pct
 ** Capital Senior Living Corp  CSU.N , down 8 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Bio Path Holdings  BPTH.O , up 71.6 pct
 ** AeroVironment Inc  AVAV.O , up 22.9 pct
 ** AGM Group Holdings Inc  AGMH.O , up 18 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Qutoutiao Inc  QTT.O , down 16.9 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2QI
 ** Cool Holdings Inc  AWSM.O , down 14.2 pct
 ** Innerworkings  INWK.O , down 12.5 pct
 
 
 
 ** Acuity Brands  AYI.N : up 2.5 pct
 BUZZ-Acuity Brands: Credit Suisse raises to 'outperform'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2DP
 
 ** Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd  TEVA.N : down 2.7 pct
 BUZZ-Teva: MS downgrades, says long-term revenue growth is unclear  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2K0
 
 ** CymaBay Therapeutics  CBAY.O : down 0.4 pct
 BUZZ-CymaBay Therapeutics: Drops on $100 mln stock deal to fund liver disease
drug  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20T0FX
 
 ** Nexstar Media Group  NXST.O : up 0.8 pct
 BUZZ-Nexstar Media's momentum should continue - B.Riley  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2L0
 
 ** ING Groep NV  ING.N : down 4.1 pct
 BUZZ-ING Groep: Reports of money laundering weigh on U.S.-listed shares
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2LH
 
 ** Ormat Technologies  ORA.N : down 1.2 pct
 BUZZ-Ormat Technologies: JPM cuts to 'neutral' on lack of 2019 catalysts
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2MF
 
 ** Baozun Inc  BZUN.O : down 4.8 pct
 BUZZ-Baozun Inc: Drops after Q4 profit misses  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2PJ
 
 ** Sarepta Therapeutics  SRPT.O : down 8.6 pct
 BUZZ-Sarepta: Drops on $375 mln stock deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2PX
 
 ** TripAdvisor Inc  TRIP.O : down 2.5 pct
 BUZZ-TripAdvisor: Falls after top analyst downgrades to "underperform"
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2Q9
 
 ** Horizon Pharma Plc  HZNP.O : down 3.7 pct
 BUZZ-Horizon Pharma: Down as DOJ questions certain payments  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2QW
 
 ** Echo Global Logistics Inc  ECHO.O : up 2.6 pct
 BUZZ-Echo Global Logistics: Up after MS raises to 'equal-weight'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2RL
 
 ** Aon Plc  AON.N : up 5.1 pct
 ** Willis Towers Watson Plc  WLTW.O : down 6.5 pct
 BUZZ-Aon: Jumps as it scraps plans to bid for Willis Towers  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2U3
 
 ** Qutoutiao Inc  QTT.O : down 16.9 pct
 BUZZ-Qutoutiao Inc: Shares fall on wider Q4 loss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2QI
 
 ** Titan Medical Inc  TMDI.O : down 9.0 pct
 BUZZ-Titan Medical Inc: Dips after equity raise plans  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2TK
 
 ** LKQ Corp  LKQ.O : up 1.3 pct
 BUZZ-LKQ: Guggenheim expects margin improvement, upgrades to 'buy'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2VZ
 
 ** DPW Holdings Inc  DPW.N : up 12.6 pct
 BUZZ-DPW Holdings: Rises on $3 mln trim to debt load  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2XR
 
 ** Tilray Inc  TLRY.O : up 0.4 pct
 BUZZ-Tilray up on Portugal cannabis update  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2YU
 
 ** Sea Ltd  SE.N : down 3.9 pct
 BUZZ-Tencent-backed Sea Ltd slips after upsized $1.35 bln stock offering
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20T0AW
 
 ** Thor Industries  THO.N : down 1.7 pct
 BUZZ-Thor Industries Inc: Falls after disappointing Q2 results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T2ZI
 
 ** CSX Corp  CSX.O : down 0.5 pct
 BUZZ-CSX Corp: Stifel cuts to 'hold' on valuation, less exciting 2019
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T30E
    
 ** Abercrombie & Fitch  ANF.N : up 18.2 pct
 BUZZ-Abercrombie & Fitch surges as forecast, results top Wall St expectations
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T318
 
 ** Intelsat SA  I.N : up 0.5 pct
 BUZZ-Intelsat and SES: "Ignore the noise and buy the dip" -RBC  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T32U
 
 ** Invitae Corp  NVTA.N : down 0.1 pct
 BUZZ-Invitae Corp: Drops on discounted offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T34M
  
 ** Stars Group  TSG.O : up 14.7 pct
 BUZZ-Stars Group: Set to open at 11-week low after rev miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T349
 
 ** Ascendis Pharma A/S  ASND.O : down 3.1 pct
 BUZZ-Ascendis Pharma: Dips on upsized $500 mln equity raise after stock soars
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20T0DB
 
 ** Nio Inc  NIO.N : down 16.0 pct
 BUZZ-Nio Inc: Tesla rival warns of weak demand, drops plant plan  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T305
 
 ** Roku Inc  ROKU.O : up 3.0 pct
 BUZZ-Roku Inc: Video streaming tailwinds prompt Wall St to raise targets
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T351
 
 ** Zayo Group Holdings Inc  ZAYO.N : up 5.6 pct
 BUZZ-Zayo poised for best day in 4 months as it evaluates strategic options
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T35K
 
 ** Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc  ALNY.O : down 2.8 pct
 BUZZ-Alnylam: Falls as study throws safety profile of new drug into question
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T35L
 
 ** Altria Group  MO.N : up 0.6 pct
 ** British American Tobacco Plc  BTI.N : up 3.4 pct
 BUZZ-Tobacco stocks gain after FDA chief Gottlieb resigns  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T32G
 
 ** United Natural Foods Inc  UNFI.N : down 7.3 pct
 BUZZ-United Natural Foods drops as higher Supervalu integration costs hit
EBITDA  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T3BY
 
 ** VMware Inc  VMW.N : down 2.4 pct
 ** Pivotal Software Inc  PVTL.N : down 4.7 pct
 BUZZ-VMware, Pivotal Software: Dell-owned companies drop on Goldman downgrades
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T3DB
 
 ** Fitbit Inc  FIT.N : up 2.2 pct
 BUZZ-Fitbit Inc: Rises on launching lower-cost fitness devices  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T39U
 
 ** Chico's FAS Inc  CHS.N : down 4.5 pct
 BUZZ-Chico's: Stripped of YTD gains as sales slide continues  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20T380
 
 ** General Electric Co  GE.N : down 3.1 pct
 BUZZ-GE sinks anew as JP Morgan says $6 PT "looks generous"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20T0KG
    
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 0.12 pct
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.02 pct
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   down 0.16 pct
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 1.65 pct
 Financial                .SPSY     down 0.05 pct
 Health                   .SPXHC    down 0.80 pct
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.11 pct
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   down 0.11 pct
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.33 pct
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.01 pct
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   down 0.10 pct
 
 (Compiled by Arjun Panchadar in Bengaluru)