U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Viacom, Akamai Technologies, Avaya, Recro Pharma

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25/03/2019 17:14

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U.S. stocks fell on Monday, extending the previous session's
steep sell-off, hit by worries of a slowdown in global economic
growth.  .N 
    At 12:51 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI 
was down 0.12 percent at 25,472. The S&P 500  .SPX  was down
0.18 percent at 2,795.55 and the Nasdaq Composite  .IXIC  was
down 0.27 percent at 7,622.379.
     
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Viacom Inc B  VIAB.O , up 6 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2OK
 ** Conagra Brands  CAG.N , up 3.3 pct
 ** Lennar Corp Cl A  LEN.N , up 2.9 pct
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Xilinx Inc  XLNX.O , down 3.2 pct
 ** Akamai Technologies Inc  AKAM.O , down 3.2 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2MQ
 ** Micron Tech  MU.O , down 2.9 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Avaya Holdings Corp  AVYA.N , up 34.7 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2RP
 ** Spark Networks Se  LOV.N , up 11.5 pct
 ** Intelligent Systems Corp  INS.N , up 9.2 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Altisource Asset Management  AAMC.N , down 15.8 pct
 ** Key Energy Services Inc  KEG.N , down 11.7 pct
 ** Covia Holdings Corp  CVIA.N , down 8.9 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp A  HUNT.O , up 52.5 pct
 ** Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp  HUNTU.O , up 39.7 pct
 ** Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc   CPRX.O , up 22.1 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Recro Pharma Inc  REPH.O , down 34.7 pct
 ** The9 Limited  NCTY.O , down 15.1 pct
 ** Sorrento Therapeutics Inc  SRNE.O , down 14.5 pct
 
 
 
 ** NCR Corp  NCR.N : down 3.0 pct
 BUZZ-NCR Corp: J.P. Morgan downgrades to 'neutral', sees
limited catalysts  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2GF
    
** CalAmp Corp  CAMP.O : down 0.7 pct
 BUZZ-CalAmp Corp: JP Morgan downgrades on limited catalysts
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2L0   
    
 ** Akamai Technologies Inc  AKAM.O : down 3.2 pct
 BUZZ-Akamai Technologies: Falls as Deutsche Bank cuts to 'sell'
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2MQ       
 
 ** Viacom Inc  VIAB.O : up 6.0 pct        
 BUZZ-Viacom: Shares jump on carriage contract renewal with AT&T
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2OK  
    
 ** Allergan Plc  AGN.N : down 1.7 pct            
 BUZZ-Street View: Allergan's new M&A committee marks giant step
towards change  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2O9 
 BUZZ-Allergan: Down on "meaningless" independent chairman
promise  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3OL        
 
 ** Avaya Holdings Corp  AVYA.N : up 34.7 pct                   
 
 BUZZ-Avaya: Soars on Reuters report of PE buyout
interest urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2RP      
    
 ** TrueCar Inc  TRUE.O : down 3.4 pct       
 BUZZ-TrueCar Inc: Benchmark downgrades, says stepping to
sidelines until progress shown  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2T9     

 ** Biogen Inc  BIIB.O : up 1.3 pct      
  Biogen announces $5 bln buyback days after shelving
Alzheimer's trials  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2VK     
 BUZZ-Biogen: Gains on $5 bln stock buyback plan after 34 pct
plunge last week  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2TP    
    
 ** Nu Skin Enterprises Inc  NUS.N : down 5.2 pct          
 BUZZ-Nu Skin Enterprises: Stifel cuts to 'sell' on rising China
regulatory concerns  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C2XL        
        
 ** Advaxis Inc  ADXS.O : up 4.2 pct  
 BUZZ-Advaxis: Gains on getting patent for cancer drug
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C32V    
    
 ** Texas Instruments Inc  TXN.O : down 2.6 pct 
 BUZZ-Texas Instruments: Falls on report Bernstein downgrades to
'market perform'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C33A    
    
 ** Tesla Inc  TSLA.O : down 1.2 pct 
 BUZZ-Tesla falls on RBC PT cut, NYT's report about monthly
sales decline  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C31G    
    
 ** Recro Pharma Inc  REPH.O : down 34.7 pct 
 BUZZ-Recro Pharma: Dives as FDA again rejects lead drug
application  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C30N    
    
 ** Aimmune Therapeutics Inc  AIMT.O : up 2.7 pct     
BUZZ-Aimmune Therapeutics: Gains as peanut allergy drug clears
European trial  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C342

 ** TechnipFMC Plc  FTI.N : up 1.6 pct       
 BUZZ-TechnipFMC: Rises on 'significant' contract award
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C33O
    
 ** Curis Inc  CRIS.O : up 29.7 pct         
 BUZZ-Curis Inc: Soars after co sells royalty rights for cancer
drug  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C39M   
    
 ** Pain Therapeutics Inc  PTIE.O : down 5.0 pct 
BUZZ-Pain Therapeutics: Drops on plans to pivot to making
Alzheimer's treatments  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3A0     
    
 ** Boeing Co  BA.N : up 0.9 pct         
 BUZZ-Boeing: Rises after Qatar Airways extends support, says
technical issue fixable  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C39I  
 WRAPUP 5-Boeing to brief on 737 MAX updates as Ethiopian backs
planemaker  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C0FP 
    
 ** Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc  LXRX.O : down 8.0 pct        
 BUZZ-Lexicon Pharma: Current weakness a "buying opportunity"
ahead of multiple 2019 catalysts  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3AA
    
 ** Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc  PTI.O : down 60.8 pct        
 BUZZ-Proteostasis: Halves on disappointing data from CF drug
trials  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3BS    
        
 ** Ascena Retail  ASNA.O : up 9.3 pct     
 BUZZ-Ascena Retail: Rises after selling majority stake in unit
for $300 mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3FE    
            
 ** Kandi Technologies Group Inc  KNDI.O : down 12.0 pct 
 BUZZ-Kandi: Not a sweet ride after Geely Technologies deal
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3FA        
    
 ** ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp  SOLO.O : down 13.6 pct     
 BUZZ-ElectraMeccanica: EV maker in reverse after $12 mln direct
stock deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3J0     
    
 ** Central European Media Enterprises Ltd  CETV.O : up 8.9 pct 
     
 BUZZ-Broadcaster CME rises on move to review options, including
a sale  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3JM      
    
    
 ** New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc  EDU.N : up
4.0 pct           
 ** TAL Education Group  TAL.N : up 2.3 pct     
 BUZZ-China tutoring cos: MS sees near-term regulations,
long-term growth  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N21C0O8   
    
 ** Newmont Mining Corp  NEM.N : up 1.1 pct
 ** Goldcorp Inc  GG.N : up 2.7 pct        
 BUZZ-Newmont, Goldcorp: Gains on promise of special div, ISS
backing for deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3MC    
    
 ** LivePerson Inc  LPSN.O : up 2.4 pct     
 BUZZ-LivePerson: Rises as Piper Jaffray initiates with
'overweight'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3MP
    
 ** Tilray Inc  TLRY.O : up 1.2 pct          
 BUZZ-Tilray Inc climbs after brokerage raises FY19 revenue
estimates  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3OJ    
    
 ** Cousins Properties Inc  CUZ.N : down 6.2 pct        
 ** Tier REIT Inc  TIER.N : up 7.0 pct            
 BUZZ-Cousins Properties tumbles, Tier REIT hits record on
merger deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3P5           
    
 ** Integrated Device Technology Inc  IDTI.O : up 2.5 pct       
 
 BUZZ-IDT: Jumps to 18-yr high as CIFUS clears bid by Japan's
Renesas  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3O0
    
 ** Tronox Ltd  TROX.N : up 1.2 pct                
 BUZZ-Tronox up after FTC withdraws adjudication against Cristal
deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21C3GY
    
 ** TreeHouse Foods Inc  THS.N : up 4.1 pct      
 BUZZ-TreeHouse Foods climbs as SunTrust says "buy"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N21C0RD
     
        
 ** Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc  TMO.N : up 0.9 pct          
 BUZZ-Thermo Fisher: UBS hikes PT on strong growth, gene therapy
co acquisition  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N21C0QV  
         
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   down 0.46 pct
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.44 pct
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   flat
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 0.17 pct
 Financial                .SPSY     down 0.38 pct
 Health                   .SPXHC    down 0.33 pct
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 0.12 pct
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   down 0.48 pct
 Materials                .SPLRCM   down 0.04 pct
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.27 pct
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.24 pct
 
 (Compiled by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju
Samuel)
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