U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Lowe's, Target, CenturyLink, Goodyear

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22/08/2018 18:38

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The S&P 500 marked its longest bull-market run on Wednesday, but stocks were
largely flat ahead of trade talks and the Federal Reserve's minutes, with
investors worrying about the impact of the legal woes of two ex-advisers on
President Donald Trump. .N 
    At 13:05 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was down 0.13 percent
at 25,787.51. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.03 percent at 2,863.91 and the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was up 0.27 percent at 7,880.594.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Lowe's Companies Inc  LOW.N , up 7.2 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4EG
 ** Target Corp  TGT.N , up 4.3 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3SF
 ** Marathon Oil Corp  MRO.N , up 3.9 pct
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** CenturyLink Inc  CTL.N , down 5.5 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD41X
 ** Public Storage  PSA.N , down 4.7 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3IP
 ** The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc  HIG.N , down 4 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4EC
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Pure Storage Inc  PSTG.N , up 16.4 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD403
 ** La-Z-Boy Inc  LZB.N , up 11.8 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD48A
 ** P. H. Glatfelter Co  GLT.N , up 11.2 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4E2
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** China Rapid Finance Ltd  XRF.N , down 9.2 pct
 ** ProShares UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF  OILD.N , down 9.2 pct
 ** Citigroup Global Markets Velocity Shares  DWT.N , down 9.1 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Yulong Eco-Materials Ltd  YECO.O , up 53.2 pct
 ** Newater Technology Inc  NEWA.O , up 30.7 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3JV
 ** Exact Sciences Corp  EXAS.O , up 25.3 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4DA
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Aileron Therapeutics Inc  ALRN.O , down 9.3 pct
 ** Dolphin Entertainment Inc  DLPN.O , down 8.5 pct
 ** Aurora Mobile Ltd  JG.O , down 8.4 pct
 
 
 ** Lowe's Companies Inc  LOW.N : up 7.2 pct
 BUZZ-Street View: New CEO sets tone for Lowe's turnaround  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4EG
 UPDATE 2-Lowe's cuts forecasts on Orchard Supply shutdown  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3LI
 
 ** Target Corp  TGT.N : up 4.3 pct
 BUZZ-Target: Jumps on comp sales beat, FY profit forecast raise  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3SF
 UPDATE 3-Target's 2nd-qtr profit, sales top estimates, shares soar  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3UV
 
 ** The Navigators Group Inc  NAVG.O : up 8.9 pct
 ** The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc  HIG.N : down 4.0 pct
 BUZZ-Navigators hits record high on buyout deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4EC
 UPDATE 2-Insurer Hartford Financial to buy Navigators Group for $2.1
bln urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3OP
 
 ** CenturyLink Inc  CTL.N : down 5.5 pct
 BUZZ-CenturyLink: Falls on MoffettNathanson cut to "sell"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD41X
  
 ** Keysight Technologies Inc  KEYS.N : up 7.4 pct
 BUZZ-Gains as results above estimates  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VC5G2
 
 ** Pure Storage Inc  PSTG.N : up 16.4 pct
 BUZZ-Gains on beat-and-raise quarter  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD403
 
 ** La-Z-Boy Inc  LZB.N : up 11.8 pct
 BUZZ-Touches record high after quarterly beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD48A
 
 ** Zynga Inc  ZNGA.O : up 7.5 pct
 BUZZ-May the force be with you  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3ZF
 
 ** AT&T Inc  T.N : down 1.4 pct
 BUZZ-Wells Fargo downgrades AT&T, says stock will be range-bound  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3P3
 
 ** Allergan Plc  AGN.N : down 1.2 pct
 UPDATE 1-FDA rejects Allergan's Esmya fibroid treatment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VC5I9
 
 ** The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co  GT.O : down 3.2 pct
 BUZZ-Goodyear skids after rival signals weak tire demand  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3YD
 
 ** Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : down 1.8 pct
 BUZZ-"Calling the bottom" - Piper Jaffray  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3MU
 
 ** Zoetis Inc  ZTS.N : down 2.8 pct
 BUZZ-Zoetis: Dips after 5-star analyst cuts to "hold" citing
valuation urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD43N
 
 ** American Airlines Group Inc  AAL.O : down 2.0 pct
 ** Hawaiian Holdings Inc  HA.O : down 3.1 pct
 BUZZ-American Airlines, Hawaiian dip on cutting China flights  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4KL
 
 ** Toll Brothers Inc  TOL.N : down 1.3 pct
 ** Owens Corning  OC.N : down 1.8 pct
 BUZZ-U.S. housing stocks end win streak as monthly home sales fall again
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4AZ
 
 ** Public Storage  PSA.N : down 4.7 pct
 BUZZ-Goldman Sachs downgrades to 'sell' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3IP
 
 ** Super Micro Computer Inc  SMCI.O : down 6.4 pct
 BUZZ-Plunges on delayed filing  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VC5JE
 
 ** Mallinckrodt Public Ltd Co  MNK.N : down 1.8 pct
 BUZZ-Falls after FDA declines to approve jaundice drug  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3VU
 
 ** MercadoLibre Inc  MELI.O : up 3.0 pct
 BUZZ-Rises after Stifel says 'buy' on attractive entry point urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3P1
 
 ** Momo Inc  MOMO.O : up 8.3 pct
 BUZZ-Climbs on solid profit beat in second quarter  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3JS
 
 ** Myriad Genetics Inc  MYGN.O : up 10.5 pct
 BUZZ-Near 18-year high after strong quarter  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4J5
 
 ** Marcus & Millichap Inc  MMI.N : down 3.9 pct
 BUZZ-Marcus & Millichap: Set to end 4-day run on JPM downgrade urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4DY
 
 ** Bitauto Holdings Ltd  BITA.N : up 5.0 pct
 BUZZ-Rises after posting revenue beat, upbeat forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3JJ
 
 ** Barnes & Noble Education Inc  BNED.N : down 9.0 pct
 BUZZ-Barnes & Noble: Plunges on weak results, deal to buy PaperRater.com
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD49N
 
 ** Exact Sciences Corp  EXAS.O : up 25.3 pct
 BUZZ-Soars after signing deal with Pfizer to promote cancer test  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4DA
 UPDATE 1-Exact Sciences surges after marketing deal with Pfizer for cancer test
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD446
 
 ** Uxin Ltd  UXIN.O : up 2.2 pct
 BUZZ- Gains on upbeat quarterly results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3OM
 
 ** Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp  TNXP.O : down 7.7 pct
 BRIEF-Company presents results of two double-blind, randomized
placebo-controlled 12-week studies of Tonmya  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASA00S07
 
 ** Newater Technology Inc  NEWA.O : up 30.7 pct
 BUZZ-Says unaware of 68 pct plunge on Tuesday  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3JV
 
 ** Photronics Inc  PLAB.O : up 8.9 pct
 BUZZ-Jumps on robust quarterly results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3X2
 
 ** PPDAI Group Inc  PPDF.N : up 5.8 pct
 BUZZ-Jumps on confidence of P2P registration, more buybacks urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3PE
 
 ** JMU Ltd  JMU.O : down 3.8 pct
 BRIEF-JMU reports quarterly revenue of $26.3 million  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1VD2NQ
 
 ** iPass Inc  IPAS.O : down 9.6 pct
 BRIEF-Announces Reverse Stock Split  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASA00S4A
 
 ** The New Age Beverage Corp  NBEV.O : down 12.6 pct
 BUZZ-Drops on proposed new stock offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD3YF
 
 ** Sierra Oncology Inc  SRRA.O : down 3.3 pct
 BUZZ-Sierra Oncology: Surges after it buys Gilead's bone marrow disorder
drug urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD40V
 
 ** Cemtrex Inc  CETX.O : down 9.3 pct
 BRIEF-Cemtrex says public offering of 1 mln common shares priced at $1.65 per
share  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASA00S6L
 
 ** U.S. Energy Corp  USEG.O : up 17.5 pct
 BRIEF-U.S. Energy Corp announces memorandum of understanding to buy Bakken
Assets  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASA00S71
 
 ** BIO-key International Inc  BKYI.O : down 11.5 pct
 BRIEF-Bio-Key prices of offering of 1.2 mln units at $1.50 per unit  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASA00S6Z
 
 ** AstroNova Inc  ALOT.O : up 9.5 pct
 BUZZ- Jumps on strong quarterly results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4B7
 ** P. H. Glatfelter Company  GLT.N : up 11.2 pct
 BUZZ-Jumps on deal to sell specialty papers business  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4E2
 
 ** Harvard Bioscience Inc  HBIO.O : down 6.0 pct
 BUZZ-Drops after CFO resigns  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4KE
 
 ** Clearwater Paper Corp  CLW.N : up 7.8 pct
 BUZZ- Rises on plant sale  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VD4IZ
 
  
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.32 pct
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   down 0.57 pct
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 1.26 pct
 Financial                .SPSY     down 0.10 pct
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 0.22 pct
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.77 pct
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.47 pct
 Materials                .SPLRCM   down 0.38 pct
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   down 0.70 pct
 Teleservices             .SPLRCL   down 1.75 pct
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   down 0.85 pct
 
 (Compiled by Bharath Manjesh in Bengaluru)
 ((bharath.manjeshr@thomsonreuters.com ; outside U.S. 
+91 80 6749 8400; Reuters Messaging: 
bharath.manjeshr.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))