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22/12/2021 17:30

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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq climbed on Wednesday on a boost from Tesla shares,
while better-than-expected economic data added to signs the impact of the
Omicron variant of the coronavirus on the economic recovery could be limited.
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    At 12:07 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.48% at
35,663.93. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.70% at 4,682 and the Nasdaq Composite
 .IXIC  was up 0.87% at 15,473.985.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Tesla Inc  TSLA.O , up 7.5%
 ** Paychex Inc  PAYX.O , up 6.4%
 ** Xilinx Inc  XLNX.O , up 4.2%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Moderna Inc  MRNA.O , down 5.3%
 ** Carmax Inc  KMX.N , down 4.8%
 ** Cintas Corp  CTAS.O , down 3.3%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** SIGNA Sports United NV  SSU.N , up 19.8%
 ** Barnwell Industries Inc  BRN.N , up 14.4%
 ** ForgeRock Inc  FORG.N , up 13.7%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited  RKLY.N , down 18%
 ** AeroCentury Corp  ACY.N , down 12.3%
 ** Hagerty Inc  HGTY.N , down 9.9%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd  BVXV.O , up 98%
 ** SeaChange International Inc  SEAC.O , up 46.6%
 ** Red Cat Holdings Inc  RCAT.O , up 23.4%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Allakos Inc  ALLK.O , down 88.7%
 ** NexGel Inc  NXGL.O , down 38.9%
 ** CalAmp Corp  CAMP.O , down 25.5%
 
 
 
    
    ** BioRestorative Therapies Inc  BRTX.O : up 9.8%
 BUZZ-BioRestorative Therapies jumps after CRO agreement for spinal disease
therapy  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T63J8
     
    
    ** CalAmp Corp  CAMP.O : down 25.5%
 BUZZ-CalAmp set to open at over 1-year low after surprise loss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72MG
     
    
    ** Abbott Laboratories  ABT.N : up 1.7%
 BUZZ-Abbott to gain from procedure recovery, COVID-19 testing in 2022- JPM
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72A1
       
    
    ** Darden Restaurants Inc  DRI.N : up 2.3%
 BUZZ-Stifel upgrades Darden Restaurants to 'buy', expects co to outperform
peers  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72B2
       
    
    ** Reliance Global Group Inc  RELI.O : down 24.2%
 BUZZ-Reliance Global falls on deal to acquire Medigap Health Insurance
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72BZ
      
    
    ** Red Cat Holdings Inc  RCAT.O : up 23.4%
 BUZZ-Drone tech co Red Cat climbs on $90 mln U.S. defense contract  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72C6
     
    
    ** Adagio Therapeutics Inc  ADGI.O : down 13.2%
 BUZZ-Adagio slips as Jefferies cuts rating on COVID-19 drug uncertainty
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72CT
    
    
    ** Alibaba Group Holding Ltd  BABA.N : down 4.5%
 BUZZ- Alibaba slides as China suspends contract with Cloud division
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T62YR
      
    
    ** Tesla Inc  TSLA.O : up 7.5%
 BUZZ- Tesla's Musk sells more shares, stock gains  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T7237
    
    
    ** BlackBerry Limited  BB.N : down 3.6%
 BUZZ-Blackberry slips despite strong Q3 results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72DH
    
    
    ** CONMED Corporation  CNMD.N : up 1.4%
 BUZZ-CONMED has potential for multiple beat-and-raise quarters, says JPM
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72EO
    
    
    ** Canopy Growth Corporation  CGC.O : down 1.0%
 BUZZ-Canopy Growth slips as BofA downgrades to 'underperform'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72FZ
    
    
       ** General Mills Inc  GIS.N : down 0.1%
 BUZZ-Street View: Supply-chain snags, inflation overshadow General Mills' sales
beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72A5
    
    
    ** Allakos Inc  ALLK.O : down 88.7%
 BUZZ-Allakos crashes after mixed data from lead drug trial  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72GW
    
    
    ** Caterpillar Inc  CAT.N : up 1.7%
 BUZZ-Caterpillar to be biggest beneficiary of easing Chinese monetary policy-
Bernstein  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72G1
    
    
    ** AGCO Corporation  AGCO.K : down 1.0%
 BUZZ-Bernstein cuts AGCO, says agri equipment cycle likely to peak in 2022
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72H6
    
    
    ** Acasti Pharma Inc  ACST.O : up 40.6%
 BUZZ-Oppenheimer bullish on Acasti's pipeline after Grace Therapeutics buyout
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72H5
    
    
    ** Cocrystal Pharma Inc  COCP.O : up 4.3%
 BUZZ-Cocrystal Pharma jumps as antivirals effective against Omicron in lab
studies  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72L3
    
    
    ** Lucira Health Inc  LHDX.O : up 1.9%
 BUZZ-Lucira Health rises on deal with Canadian co to sell COVID-19 test kits
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72ME
    
    
    ** BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd  BVXV.O : up 98.0%
 BUZZ-BiondVax to develop nanosized COVID-19 antibody therapy, shares gain
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72LM
    
    
    ** Voya Financial Inc  VOYA.N : up 6.1%
 BUZZ-Voya Financial set to enter S&P MidCap 400; shares rise  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72N3
    
    
    ** Paychex Inc  PAYX.O : up 6.4%
 BUZZ-Paychex eyes record high on annual forecast raise, Q2 beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72MW
    
    
    ** SeaChange International Inc  SEAC.O : up 46.6%
 BUZZ-SeaChange surges on reverse merger deal with social video app
Triller urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T7306
    
    
    ** Moderna Inc  MRNA.O : down 5.3%
    ** Novavax Inc  NVAX.O : down 1.8%
    ** Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc  INO.O : down 0.2%
    ** BioNTech SE  BNTX.O : down 3.8%
 BUZZ-Vaccine makers slide in December as investors assess Omicron risk
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72ML
    
    
    ** Cintas Corporation  CTAS.O : down 3.2%
 BUZZ-Cintas Corp down on lower-than-expected full-year profit forecast
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72V7
    
    
    ** Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc  SNDX.O : up 3.3%
 BUZZ-Syndax Pharma rises on orphan drug tag for blood cancer drug in Europe
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72WT
    
    
    ** Co-Diagnostics Inc  CODX.O : up 8.3%
 BUZZ-Co-Diagnostics rises as mergers fetch IP rights to infectious disease
platform  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72WJ
    
    
    ** Uber Technologies Inc  UBER.N : up 1.4%
    ** Lyft Inc  LYFT.O : up 2.4%   
 BUZZ-Improvement in ride-sharing pricing seemingly plateaued - Needham
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72X5
    
    
    ** Achieve Life Sciences Inc  ACHV.O : up 3.3%
 BUZZ-Achieve Life Sciences hits 1-month high on securing $25 mln loan
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72WY
    
    
    ** Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited  RKLY.N : down 18.0%
 BUZZ-Rockley Photonics at record low after it pulls out of sale to JV; BofA
downgrades  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72XT
    
    
    ** Delta Air Lines Inc  DAL.N : up 1.7%
    ** Southwest Airlines Co  LUV.N : up 1.2%
    ** American Airlines Group Inc  AAL.O : up 1.6%
    ** United Airlines Holdings Inc  UAL.O : up 1.9%
    ** Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd  NCLH.N : up 1.9%
    ** Carnival Corporation  CCL.N : up 3.6%
    ** Marriott International Inc  MAR.O : up 2.1%
    ** Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc  HLT.N : up 2.4%
    ** Hyatt Hotels Corporation  H.N : up 2.3%
    ** Booking Holdings Inc  BKNG.O : up 1.2%
    ** TripAdvisor Inc  TRIP.O : up 1.2%
    ** Expedia Group Inc  EXPE.O : up 2.8%
 BUZZ-Travel stocks extend rally as holiday plans persist amid Omicron worries
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72YR
    
    
    ** Williams-Sonoma Inc  WSM.N : up 1.5%
 BUZZ-'Premier' Williams-Sonoma rises as Loop Capital says 'buy'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72Z1
    
    
    ** Cytokinetics Incorporated   CYTK.O : up 5.6%
 BUZZ-Oppenheimer initiates Cytokinetics with 'outperform', shares up
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2T72Q1
    

    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 0.79%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 1.79%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.10%
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 0.88%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 0.40%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 0.66%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 0.20%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.91%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.58%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.61%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.30%
 
 (Compiled by Oishee Majumdar in Bengaluru)
 ((oishee.majumdar@thomsonreuters.com))