U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Alphabet, Eli Lilly, Harley-Davidson, Synovus, metal stocks
24/07/2018 18:56
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The Nasdaq Composite hit a record high on Tuesday as Alphabet's blowout results
sparked a rally in high-growth stocks and bolstered expectations of a robust
earnings season, while a rise in oil and metal prices boosted energy and
material companies. .N
At 23:11 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.63 percent at
25,202.99. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.25 percent at 2,814.1 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was down 0.31 percent at 7,817.768.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Avery Dennison AVY.N , up 8.7 pct
** Harley-Davidson HOG.N , up 7 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3L5 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK43H
** IQVIA Holdings IQV.N , up 4.9 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4R2
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Whirlpool Corp WHR.N , down 13.7 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3U5
** Quest Diagnostics Inc DGX.N , down 7.6 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK46P
** Nektar Therapeutics NKTR.O , down 7.3 pct
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Avalon Holdings Corp AWX.N , up 29.3 pct
** PPDAI Group Inc PPDF.N , up 10.7 pct
** Aluminum Corp of China Ltd ACH.N , up 10.7 pct
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Whirlpool Corp WHR.N , down 13.7 pct
** Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp TIK.N , down 13.5 pct
** FCB Financial Holdings Inc FCB.N , down 11.5 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4EJ urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3RD
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Provention Bio Inc PRVB.O , up 42.7 pct
** Riot Blockchain Inc RIOT.O , up 28.5 pct
** Liberty Tax Inc TAX.O , up 24 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Beasley Broadcast Group Inc BBGI.O , down 20.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1UK0L6
** Superconductor Technologies Inc SCON.O , down 16.7 pct
** Astec Industries Inc ASTE.O , down 16 pct
** Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O : up 2.8 pct
BUZZ-Threatens to replace Amazon as second most valuable company urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1UK16K
UPDATE 3-Trounces profit estimates as Google reins in costs urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UJ58P
** Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N : up 3.8 pct
BUZZ-Gains on animal health IPO, buyback plan, strong Q2 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4SN
Plans Elanco IPO, posts quarterly profit above estimates urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4LT
** Biogen Inc BIIB.O : up 3.0 pct
BUZZ-Spinraza spurs profit beat urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3WI
Beats estimates on Spinraza sales, raises forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3Q4
** Harley-Davidson Inc HOG.N : up 7.0 pct
BUZZ-Harley-Davidson: Up on quarterly beat urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK43H
Harley-Davidson's profit beats estimates, shares rally urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3L5
** Baker Hughes BHGE.N : up 2.0 pct
BUZZ-Upgraded to buy at SunTrust on earnings optimism urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3Z9
** Verizon Communications Inc VZ.N : up 0.4 pct
BUZZ-Dow member jumps after Q2 beat urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK440
Beats profit, revenue estimates on more subscribers urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK406
** Whirlpool Corp WHR.N : down 13.7 pct
BUZZ-Tumbles on weak results, forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3U5
** Infinera Corp INFN.O : up 3.2 pct
BUZZ-Drops on plans to buy privately held Coriant in $430 mln deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3QK
** Interpublic Group of Companies Inc IPG.N : up 0.5 pct
BUZZ-Gains on robust quarter, higher revenue growth forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK43F
Ad firm tops profit estimates as client spending grows urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3VD
** AudioCodes Ltd AUDC.O : up 8.9 pct
BUZZ-Set for over 4-yr high as Q2 revenue rises urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3NK
** Allegheny Technologies Inc ATI.N : up 7.5 pct
** Steel Dynamics Inc STLD.O : up 1.8 pct
** United States Steel Corp X.N : up 1.5 pct
** Nucor Corp NUE.N : up 1.8 pct
** AK Steel Holding Corp AKS.N : up 3.0 pct
BUZZ-Steel stocks gain on bullish reports from Allegheny, Steel Dynamics
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BUZZ-Nucor Corp: KeyBanc upgrades to "overweight" urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK374
** Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB.N : up 0.6 pct
BUZZ-Kimberly-Clark: Dips on dismal forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK44A
Cuts profit forecast as raw material costs bite urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK417
** Synovus Financial Corp SNV.N : down 8.8 pct
** FCB Financial Holdings Inc FCB.N : down 11.5 pct
BUZZ-FCB shares fall after Synovus' discounted buyout deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4EJ
Synovus to buy Florida bank in $2.9 bln deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3RD
** Marriott International Inc MAR.O : down 2.2 pct
BUZZ-Slips after Morgan Stanley downgrade urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4UA
** Deere & Co DE.N : up 3.1 pct
** Caterpillar Inc CAT.N : up 1.1 pct
** AGCO Corp AGCO.N : up 1.3 pct
BUZZ-Farm equipment shares grow on report of White House aid package
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Trump to offer U.S. farmers billions to ease trade pain urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1UK0P5
** Celgene Corp CELG.O : up 2.0 pct
BUZZ-Rises on late-stage cancer study data urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UJ5HH
** NXP Semiconductors NV NXPI.O : down 3.3 pct
** Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O : down 0.1 pct
BUZZ-NXP: Drops as deadline for Qualcomm deal nears urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4OI
** Redwood Trust Inc RWT.N : down 3.2 pct
BUZZ-Dips on 6.25 mln stock deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK3MS
** Quest Diagnostics Inc DGX.N : down 7.6 pct
BUZZ-Falls on revenue miss, revised FY forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK46P
** Teladoc Inc TDOC.N : down 9.1 pct
BUZZ-Slips from record high levels on $350 mln stock deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1UK0DJ
** PGT Innovations Inc PGTI.N : up 8.7 pct
BUZZ-Eyes record on $360 mln deal, strong prelim Q2 numbers urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK480
** Paccar Inc PCAR.O : up 0.5 pct
BUZZ-Higher on biggest profit beat in 2 years urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK469
** Beasley Broadcast Group Inc BBGI.O : down 20.8 pct
BUZZ-Beasley Broadcast: Weak signal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1UK0L6
** Hubbell Inc HUBB.N : up 4.6 pct
BUZZ-Strongest beat in two years, forecast lift power shares urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4JP
** AbbVie Inc ABBV.N : up 1.3 pct
BUZZ-Rises after uterine pain drug gets FDA approval urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4LI
** Heartland Financial USA Inc HTLF.O : down 0.8 pct
BUZZ-Gyrates in wake of earnings miss, Raymond James downgrade urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1UK0N0
** Avery Dennison Corp AVY.N : up 8.7 pct
BUZZ-Bolstered by quarterly beat, strong forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4M8
** Forterra Inc FRTA.O : up 7.5 pct
BUZZ-Shares pipe up after co announces reorganization, affirms outlook
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** IQVIA Holdings Inc IQV.N : up 4.9 pct
BUZZ-Shares at record after raising earnings forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4R2
** Astec Industries Inc ASTE.O : down 16.0 pct
BUZZ-Crumbles on biggest revenue miss in two years urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4RN
** Bluebird bio Inc BLUE.O : down 9.5 pct
BUZZ-Drops on planned $400 mln stock offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1UK10V
** Kaiser Aluminum Corp KALU.O : up 6.9 pct
BUZZ-Kaiser Aluminum: At record high on robust results, forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4UX
** NII Holdings Inc NIHD.O : up 21.2 pct
BUZZ-Dials up 1,000 pct YTD gains; Cowen says rally justified urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UK4VZ
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD down 0.47 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.01 pct
Energy .SPNY up 1.10 pct
Financial .SPSY up 0.30 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.58 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI up 0.11 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 0.12 pct
Materials .SPLRCM up 1.17 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR down 0.33 pct
Teleservices .SPLRCL up 0.91 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU down 0.54 pct
(Compiled by Shanti S Nair)
((ShantiS.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))