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The main U.S. indexes opened more than 0.5 percent higher on Thursday as
expectations that lower U.S. taxes would fuel corporate earnings added to a
slight easing of nerves over Syria conflict. .N
At 9:54 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 1.16 percent at
24,470.19. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.86 percent at 2,664.9 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was up 0.89 percent at 7,131.633.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** TechnipFMC Plc FTI.N , up 3.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RP1E1
** Franklin Resources Inc BEN.N , up 3.5 pct
** FMC Corp FMC.N , up 3.1 pct
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** L Brands Inc LB.N , down 3.5 pct
** Bristol-Myers Squibb Co BMY.N , down 2.8 pct
** Everest Re Group Ltd RE.N , down 2.2 pct
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV CBI.N , up 16.8 pct
** McDermott International Inc MDR.N , up 11.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP50V
** Shaw Communications SJR.N , up 9.4 pct
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Argan Inc AGX.N , down 12.1 pct
** Daqo New Energy DQ.N , down 7.9 pct
** Mallinckrodt Plc MNK.N , down 6.8 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Cyren Ltd CYRN.O , up 25.5 pct
** Quinstreet Inc QNST.O , up 19.1 pct
** Northern Technologies International Corp NTIC.O , up 16.3 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Bed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O , down 19 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4B9
** Boxlight Corp BOXL.O , down 12.1 pct
** China Advanced Construction Materials Group Inc CADC.O , down 10.6 pct
** Novavax Inc NVAX.O : down 13.9 pct
BUZZ-Plunges on $50 mln stock deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP473
** Bellicum Pharma Inc BLCM.O : up 14.2 pct
BUZZ-FDA lifts hold on U.S. trials of cancer drug urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RO5TO
** Bed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY.O : down 19.0 pct
BUZZ-Heavy investment to continue with payoff unclear urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4B9
** TechnipFMC Plc FTI.N : up 3.8 pct
BUZZ-Stands out among oil service large caps - GS urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1RP1E1
** BlackRock Inc BLK.N : up 2.4 pct
UPDATE 2-BlackRock sails to higher profit despite market churn urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP485
BUZZ-BlackRock Inc: Q1 profit beats Street on higher volatility urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4JQ
** Delta Air Lines Inc DAL.N : up 2.1 pct
UPDATE 2-Delta Air Lines' revenue soars, but profit burdened by fuel,
storms urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4GL
BUZZ-Rises on Q1 results beat urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP40B
** Rite Aid Corp RAD.N : up 3.0 pct
UPDATE 2-Drug retailer Rite Aid's upbeat forecast lifts shares urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4GD
BUZZ-Rite Aid: Rises on upbeat full-year forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4KB
** Exela Technologies Inc XELA.O : down 3.3 pct
BUZZ-Down on pricing of stock offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4FY
** Amazon Inc AMZN.O : up 1.2 pct
BUZZ-Amazon set to report in-line Q1 revenue - Barclays urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4AO
** Netflix Inc NFLX.O : up 1.8 pct
BUZZ-Top Wall St bear expects speed bumps after Q1 beat urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4KI
** Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc BLCM.O : up 14.2 pct
BUZZ-Investors, analysts bullish as FDA lifts hold on trial urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4KJ
** Daqo New Energy Corp DQ.N : down 7.9 pct
BUZZ-China solar firm Daqo New Energy falls on $110 mln stock offering
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1RP0G3
** Puma Biotechnology Inc PBYI.O : down 3.8 pct
BUZZ-Barclays downgrades Puma Biotech, sets lowest PT on St urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4HS
** Cyren Ltd CYRN.O : up 25.5 pct
BUZZ-Jumps after winning multi-year contract from tech company urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4E0
** Akers Biosciences Inc AKER.O : up 10.2 pct
BUZZ-Up on expanding distribution in US urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4TE
** Marathon Patent Group Inc MARA.O : up 28.8 pct
** Riot Blockchain Inc RIOT.O : up 14.5 pct
** Seven Stars Cloud Group Inc SSC.O : up 1.0 pct
** Overstock.com Inc OSTK.O : up 7.6 pct
BUZZ-Blockchain-related stocks gain as bitcoin leads crypto prices surge
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4WL
** McDermott International Inc MDR.N : up 11.8 pct
BUZZ-Up after co sees $100 mln savings from CB&I deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP50V
** Apogee Enterprises Inc APOG.O : down 8.6 pct
BUZZ-Drops as quarterly revenue misses urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4D5
** PolarityTE Inc COOL.O : down 9.3 pct
BUZZ-Down after pricing stock offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1RP4ME
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up 0.94 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.62 pct
Energy .SPNY up 0.62 pct
Financial .SPSY up 1.65 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.92 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI up 1.24 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 1.17 pct
Materials .SPLRCM up 0.73 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR down 0.20 pct
Teleservices .SPLRCL up 0.44 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU up 0.17 pct