U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Alphabet, Facebook, Centene
03/06/2019 18:03
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The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrials ticked higher on Monday, propped up by
healthcare stocks, but steep losses in shares of internet giants Alphabet and
Amazon on fears of regulatory risks limited advances and kept the tech-heavy
Nasdaq in the red. .N
At 12:06 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 0.09% at
24,793.73. The S&P 500 .SPX was down 0.24% at 2,745.49 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was down 0.93% at 7,383.648.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Nektar Therapeutics NKTR.O , up 11.9% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A35K
** Dupont De Nemours Inc DD.N , up 8.9% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3FQ
** DaCta Inc DVA.N , up 4.6%
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Centene Corp CNC.N , down 9.9% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2N6
** Corteva Inc CTVA.N , down 7.3% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3FQ
** Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O , down 6% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2ZN
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Centrus Energy Corp LEU.N , up 43%
** ProShares UltraPro Short Financila Select Sector FINZ.N , up 18.6%
** Spirit MTA REIT SMTA.N , up 16.6% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3N2
The top NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Flexible Solutions International Inc FSI.N , down 11.1%
** Centene Corp CNC.N , down 9.9% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2N6
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Genocea Biosciences Inc GNCA.O , up 46.6% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A38L
** Mirati Therapeutics MRTX.O , up 35.5%
** Arca Biopharma Inc ABIO.O , up 30%
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Delmar Pharmaceuticals Inc DMPI.O , down 42.7% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN23A0N1
** Aduro Biotech Inc ADRO.O , down 28%
** Mesa Laboratories Inc MLAB.O , down 22.9% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASB01P0K
** Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O : down 6.0%
** Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O : down 3.7%
** Facebook Inc FB.O : down 5.4%
BUZZ-Regulatory concerns drag Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook lower urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3J1
BUZZ-Drops as sources say U.S. DoJ preparing Google antitrust probe
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2ZN
** FedEx Corp FDX.N : down 0.7%
BUZZ-Slips as China to probe co after Huawei says parcels diverted urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2L0
** Boeing Co BA.N : down 1.2%
BUZZ-Boeing slips as regulators disclose new trouble for 737 MAX
jets urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A32X
** Medigus Ltd MDGS.O : up 3.8%
BUZZ-Shares gain on licensing deal in Greater China urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2RM
** Centene Corp CNC.N : down 9.1%
BUZZ-Centene Corp falls as Humana to not bid for co urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2N6
** Merck & Co Inc MRK.N : up 1.9 %
BUZZ-Merck's Keytruda continues to impress with ASCO data urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2NS
** Eyegate Pharmaceuticals Inc EYEG.O : up 25.4 %
BUZZ-Surges as FDA signs off on new study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2W9
** Genocea Biosciences Inc GNCA.O : up 46.6 %
BUZZ-Shares boosted by positive data from cancer trial urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2X7
** Cypress Semiconductor Corp CY.O : up 24.6 %
BUZZ-Cypress shares trade below Infineon's offer price urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2WZ
** El Paso Electric Co EE.N : up 14.2 %
El Paso Electric to be bought by an infrastructure fund for $2.78 bln
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2XC
BUZZ-Charges ahead on $2.78 bln buyout deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A2ZI
** Avenue Therapeutics ATXI.O : up 10.4 %
BUZZ-Jumps on late-stage trial data of opioid drug urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A304
** Huami Corp HMI.N : up 9.5 %
BUZZ-Jumps after quarterly revenue beats urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A34D
** Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc IOVA.O : up 8.2 %
BUZZ-Rises after co posts positive data at ASCO 2019 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A35N
** Nektar Therapeutics NKTR.O : up 11.9 %
BUZZ- Analysts talk up co's cancer therapy urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A35K
** Johnson Controls International PLC JCI.N : up 0.9 %
BUZZ-Johnson Controls shares rise on prelim tender offer results urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3DS
** Outlook Therapeutics Inc OTLK.O : up 8.3 %
BUZZ-Jumps on supply agreement for eye drug urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3CV
** MGM Resorts International MGM.N : down 3.3 %
** Wynn Resorts Ltd WYNN.O : down 2.7 %
** Las Vegas Sands Corp LVS.N : down 2.2 %
** Melco Resorts & Entertainment MLCO.O : down 1.3 %
BUZZ-Gaming stocks drop as trade woes outweigh higher Macau casino revenue
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3CG
** Amgen Inc AMGN.O : up 4.2 %
BUZZ-Amgen rises on early data from "potential blockbuster" cancer
drug urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3C2
** Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O : up 3.0 %
BUZZ-Partners with Samsung, shares up urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3F3
** Corteva Inc CTVA.N : down 8.0 %
BUZZ-Corteva falls on first day of trade after separation urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3FQ
** Tronox Holdings PLC TROX.N : up 7.2 %
BUZZ- Gains on $100 mln share buyback plan urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3HX
** Cheniere Energy Inc LNG.N : up 2.7 %
BUZZ-Cheniere to build 6th train at Sabine Pass project, shares rise
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N23A3GN
** TrueCar Inc TRUE.O : down 14.9 %
BUZZ-TrueCar drops on unexpected CEO retirement urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N23A0R6
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services .SPLRCL down 2.63 pct
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD down 0.97 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.45 pct
Energy .SPNY up 0.65 pct
Financial .SPSY up 0.16 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.53 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI up 0.52 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT down 0.54 pct
Materials .SPLRCM up 1.78 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR down 0.11 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU flat
(Compiled by Soundarya J in Bengaluru)
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