U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Qualcomm, Merck, cannabis cos, Electronic Arts

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05/11/2020 16:13

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Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Thursday as investors bet on a
Republican-held Senate that would block any moves by a Joe Biden administration
to tighten regulation and raise taxes on corporate America, even as the
presidential election remained too close to call.  .N 
    At 10:44 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 2.07% at
28,423.85. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 2.23% at 3,520.12 and the Nasdaq Composite
 .IXIC  was up 2.24% at 11,850.795.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Qualcomm Inc  QCOM.O , up 12.6%
 ** Qorvo Inc   QRVO.O , up 10.9%
 ** CenturyLink Inc  LUMN.N , up 9.1%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Hanesbrands Inc  HBI.N , down 19.8%
 ** Biogen Inc  BIIB.O , down 8.8%
 ** Paycom Software  PAYC.N , down 6.1%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Resideo Technologies  REZI.N , up 31.4%
 ** Meredith Corp  MDP.N , up 23.8%
 ** Jinkosolar Holding Co  JKS.N , up 20.2%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Hanesbrands  HBI.N , down 19.8%
 ** Ping Idenity Holding  PING.N , down 15.1%
 ** Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners  JDST.N , down 14.6%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co  HOFV.O , up 160%
 ** Oncternal Therapeutics Inc  ONCT.O , up 131.1%
 ** Altus Midstream  ALTM.O , up 114.7%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Clovis Oncology  CLVS.O , down 20.5%
 ** Lendingtree Inc  TREE.O , down 16.8%
 ** Carrols Restaurant Group  TAST.O , down 15.9%
 
 
 
 ** Mastercard Inc  MA.N  : up 3.6% 
 ** Visa Inc  V.N  : up 3.0%
 BUZZ-U.S. card firms: Rise as investors turn to defensive stocks  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR31F
 
 ** Tilray Inc  TLRY.O  : up 18.3%
 ** Aurora Cannabis  ACB.N  : up 19.0%
 ** Canopy Growth  CGC.N  : up 6.2% 
 ** Cronos  CRON.O  : up 7.1% 
 ** Sundial Growers  SNDL.O : up 8.4%
BUZZ-Pot stocks fly high as Biden inches closer to White House  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR34X
 
 ** Aphria Inc  APHA.O  : up 7.0%
 BUZZ-Cannabis producer Aphria gains on deal to buy beer maker SweetWater
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR3C9
 
 ** Barrick  ABX.TO  : up 6.8%
 BUZZ-Rises on upbeat Q3, dividend hike  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR3J9
 
 ** General Motors  GM.N  : up 1.9%
 BUZZ-Jumps as rebound in truck, SUV sales drives Q3 beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR3JF
 
 ** Qualcomm Inc  QCOM.O  : up 12.6%
 BUZZ-Jumps as brokerages raise PTs on strong Q1 forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR2V7
 
 ** Match Group Inc  MTCH.O  : up 5.7%
  BUZZ-Set to open at record high as Tinder drives Q3 beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HQ4YQ
 
 ** Expedia  EXPE.O  : up 3.0%
 BUZZ-Gains on smaller-than-expected Q3 loss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HQ5EZ 
 
 ** Expedia Group Inc  EXPE.O : up 3.0%
 BUZZ-up as brokerages turn bullish after smaller-than-expected Q3 loss
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR2ZZ
 
 ** Qualcomm Inc  QCOM.O  : up 12.6%
 ** Apple Inc  AAPL.O  : up 2.8%
 BUZZ-Street View: 5G to provide blazing fast growth for Qualcomm  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR30V
 
 ** GFL Environmental Inc  GFL.N  : up 6.2%
 BUZZ-Jumps after strong Q3  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR3YL
  
 ** Intercontinental Exchange  ICE.N  : up 3.8%
BUZZ-Rises as Thoma Bravo cashes out  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2HR1E5
  
 ** Merck & Co  MRK.N  : up 2.0%
 BUZZ-VelosBio deal aligns with Merck's diversification moves  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR3HN
 
 ** Bluebird Bio  BLUE.O  : down 15.8%
 BUZZ-Analysts concerned over delay in sickle cell disease therapy application
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR3YK
 
 ** Inogen Inc  INGN.O  : down 15.8%  
 BUZZ-COVID-19 will continue to affect Inogen in the near term - JPM
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR39C
  
 ** Ping Identity Holding  PING.N  : down 15.1%
 BUZZ-Slumps on weak Q4 subscription guide  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2HR140
    
 ** Clovis Oncology  CLVS.O  : down 20.5%
 BUZZ-Falls on $50 mln debt offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR45K
 
 ** Houghton Mifflin  HMHC.O  : down 6.9%
 BUZZ-Plunges after big Q3 miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2HR1ND
 
 ** Electronic Arts  EA.O  : up 1.5%
 BUZZ-Rises as co extends deals with UFC, NHL  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HR46S
    
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 2.04%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 2.27%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 1.47%
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 1.14%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 2.59%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 1.14%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 2.22%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 2.80%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 4.00%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.94%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 2.45%