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U.S. stock indexes extended gains to trade more than 1% higher on Thursday, as
optimism was driven by upbeat earnings from Cisco and Walmart as well as robust
economic data that underlined the strength of the domestic economy. .N
At 13:13 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 1.06% at 25,918.75.
The S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.25% at 2,886.7 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was
up 1.30% at 7,923.819.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Cisco Systems Inc CSCO.O , up 6.9%
** Linde PLC LIN.N , up 3.8%
** Mohawk Industries Inc MHK.N , up 3.7%
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** A.O. Smith Corp AOS.N , down 9.3%
** Nektar Therapeutic NKTR.O , down 7.2%
** Qorvo Inc QRVO.O , down 5.9%
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Charah Solutions Inc CHRA.N , up 16.1%
** KEMET Corp KEM.N , up 14.9%
** Danaos Corp DAC.N , up 13.9%
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Roan Resources Inc ROAN.N , down 19%
** NeoPhotonics Corp NPTN.N , down 15.4%
** Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares DPST.N , down 14.7%
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Eltek Ltd ELTK.O , up 65.1%
** Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc IOVA.O , up 27.4%
** Adverum Biotechnologies Inc ADVM.O , up 22.9%
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Soliton Inc SOLY.O , down 31.9%
** Xynomic Pharmaceuticals Inc XYN.O , down 25%
** Cellectar Biosciences Inc CLRB.O , down 24.8%
** Geron Corp GERN.O : down 6.4%
BUZZ-Hikes 2019 oper expense outlook as Imetelstat transitions back to co
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** NeoPhotonics NPTN.N : down 15.4%
** Lumentum LITE.O : down 9.0%
** Skyworks SWKS.O : down 4.8%
** Qorvo QRVO.O : down 5.8%
** Micron Technology MU.O : down 2.7%
BUZZ-Huawei fallout: How exposed are semi cap stocks? urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N22S11I
BUZZ-Huawei ban may push Chinese consumers to snub U.S. brand products -
Rosenblatt urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S36X
** FTS International FTSI.N : up 10.4%
BUZZ-Shares set for best day ever after buyback plan urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S3SY
** LivePerson Inc LPSN.O : up 4.3%
BUZZ-Berenberg talks up LivePerson as the conversational future, starts with
'buy'
** Colfax Corp CFX.N : up 4.7%
BUZZ- To sell lower margin air and gas handling unit to PE firm KPS
** Nektar Therapeutics NKTR.O : down 7.2%
BUZZ-Falls as analyst wary of co's combination cancer therapy urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S3DH
** Farfetch Ltd FTCH.N : down 10.2%
BUZZ-Falls as logistic costs prompts bigger Q1 loss urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S3G2
** Cisco Systems Inc CSCO.O : up 6.9%
BUZZ-Street View: Upbeat on Cisco's underlying growth urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S2R4
** Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc IOVA.O : up 27.4%
BUZZ-Iovance data is the big winner for ASCO '19 - Jefferies urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S2RS
** Walmart Inc WMT.N : up 2.3%
BUZZ-Up on solid U.S. same-store sales, sees price hikes from tariff war
escalation urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S2WX
** Starbucks Corp SBUX.O : up 1.7%
BUZZ-Tata Global Beverages: Rises on plans to buy group co's consumer products
business urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S1O5
** Virtusa Corp VRTU.O : down 18.8%
BUZZ-Shares slide on result miss, full-year forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22R5FK
** MacroGenics Inc MGNX.O : up 10.2%
BUZZ- Rises after data from late-stage trial in breast cancer patients
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** Dillard's Inc DDS.N : down 10.3%
BUZZ- Slumps after results, Greenlight dissolves share stake urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22R58U
** Intec Pharma Ltd NTEC.O : up 3.8%
BUZZ-Shoots up on tie-up with Merck & Co urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S2ZR
** Arbor Realty Trust Inc ABR.N : down 2.9%
BUZZ-REITs Plymouth Industrial, Arbor Realty fall on stock offerings
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** Evolus Inc EOLS.O : down 13.7%
BUZZ-Botox-rival maker drops as top holder trims stake urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N22S097
** NetEase Inc NTES.O : up 6.8%
BUZZ-Rises on biggest profit beat in at least two years urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S34V
** Fred's Inc FRED.O : down 20.5%
BUZZ-Falls as more store closures loom urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S398
** Appian Corp APPN.O : up 4.9%
BUZZ-William Blair upgrades, says partner ecosystem will drive growth
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** Qiwi Plc QIWI.O : up 13.6%
BUZZ-Rises on strong Q1 results, upbeat full-year outlook urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S3JR
** Keurig Dr Pepper KDP.N : down 1.7%
BUZZ-Dips as majority shareholder plans to cut stake urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S3N3
** Snap Inc SNAP.N : up 7.5%
BUZZ-Jumps as Instagram pulls plug on standalone messaging app urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S3N8
** Clear Channel Outdoor CCO.N : down 1.7%
BUZZ-Clear Channel Outdoor block priced after recent split from iHeartMedia
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** Kemet Corp KEM.N : up 14.9%
BUZZ-Q4 beat powers stock to best day in nearly 7 months
** A.O. Smith Corp AOS.N : down 9.3%
BUZZ-Falls on low confidence from analysts urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S3QG
** Pioneer Natural Resources PXD.N : up 1.7%
BUZZ-Brokerages see improved FCF in 2019, raise PT urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N22S3R4
** ADMA Biologics ADMA.O : down 9.6%
BUZZ-Falls on equity raise to fund immune deficiency treatments
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services .SPLRCL up 1.34%
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up 1.38%
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 1.19%
Energy .SPNY up 0.40%
Financial .SPSY up 1.54%
Health .SPXHC up 1.36%
Industrial .SPLRCI up 1.06%
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 1.32%
Materials .SPLRCM up 1.60%
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 0.83%
Utilities .SPLRCU up 0.67%
(Compiled by Sayanti Chakraborty in Bengaluru)
((Sayanti.Chakraborty@thomsonreuters.com; +1-646-223-8780; Reuters Messaging:
sayanti.chakraborty.thomsonreuters@reuters.net))