U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-BigCommerce, Amazon, Aimmune Therapeutics

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31/08/2020 17:19

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The S&P 500 hovered near record highs on Monday as bets on a rebound in economic
activity due to prolonged central bank support put the index on course for its
best August in more than three decades.  .N 
    At 12:07 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was down 0.72% at
28,446.55. The S&P 500  .SPX  was down 0.03% at 3,506.88 and the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was up 0.64% at 11,770.037.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc  ALXN.O , up 7.8%
 ** Advanced Micro Devices, Inc  AMD.O , up 5.7%
 ** DISH Network Corp  DISH.O , up 4.7%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** HollyFrontier Corp  HFC.N , down 6.1%
 ** MGM Resorts International  MGM.N , down 4.7%
 ** Phillips 66  PSX.N , down 3.9%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bear 3X Shares  WEBS.N , up 886.6%
 ** Genworth Financial Inc  GNW.N , up 30%
 ** GameStop Corp  GME.N , up 16.3%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Regis Corporation  RGS.N , down 18.5%
 ** Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp  NM_ph.N , down 17.2%
 ** Garret Motin Inc  GTX.N , down 15.2%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Aimmune Therapeutics Inc  AIMT.O , up 171.3%
 ** Akcea Therapeutics Inc  AKCA.O , up 60.2 %
 ** Applied UV Inc  AUVI.O , up 28.6%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** BigCommerce Holdings Inc.  BIGC.O , down 15.3%
 ** Aditx Therapeutics, Inc  ADTX.O , down 14.6%
 ** RigNet Inc  RNET.O , down 14.1%
 
 
 ** Beyond Meat Inc  BYND.O : up 2.3%
 BUZZ-Rises as Citi upgrades after e-commerce launch  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX3PL
 
 ** Novavax Inc  NVAX.O : up 1.8%
 BUZZ-Up on supply deal with Canada for 76 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX3Q8
 
 ** Emcore Corp  EMKR.O : up 1.4%
 BUZZ-Rises on $3.6 mln contract from Raytheon Tech  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX3V6
 
 ** Marriott International Inc  MAR.O : down 2.2%
 BUZZ-Falls on plans to delist from NYSE Chicago stock exchange  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX3WY
 
 ** Bigcommerce Holdings Inc  BIGC.O : down 15.3%
 BUZZ-Sinks as brokers initiate coverage at 'hold' or lower   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2FX0R3
 
 ** Rackspace Technologies Inc  RXT.O : up 5.5%
 BUZZ-Jumps as brokers start with "buy"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2FX0WG
 
 ** UTZ Brands Inc  UTZ.N : up 7.5%
 BUZZ-Jumps on NYSE debut after SPAC deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX43R
 
 ** Mylan NV  MYL.O : up 0.4%
 BUZZ-Rises on U.S. launch of insulin injection  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX441
 
 ** Amazon.com Inc  AMZN.O : up 2.2%
 BUZZ-Rises after report of U.S. approval for drone delivery  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX44W
 
 ** Chiasma Inc  CHMA.O : up 7.6%
 BUZZ-Jumps after U.S. launch of hormonal disorder treatment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX456
 ** General Electric Co  GE.N : down 3.0%
 BUZZ-JPM values stock at under $5/shr, withdraws PT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX31D
 
 ** Yum China Holdings Inc  YUMC.N : up 3.7%
 BUZZ-Rises as KFC operator launches Hong Kong listing  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX365
 
 ** Aimmune Therapeutics Inc  AIMT.O : up 171.3%
 BUZZ-Surges after Nestle pays $2 bln for full ownership urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX361
 
 ** Tesla Inc  TSLA.O : up 9.3%
 ** Apple Inc  AAPL.O : up 3.4%
 BUZZ-Tesla, Apple move higher as stock split to take effect  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX3AY
 
 ** BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc  BCRX.O : up 5.3%
 BUZZ-Rises on $44 mln U.S. contract for COVID-19 drug development urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX3TU
 
 ** Akcea Therapeutics Inc  AKCA.O : up 60.2%
 BUZZ-Akcea: Rises after Ionis to acquire remaining stake urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX3CO
 
 ** Microsoft Corp  MSFT.O : down 1.6%
 ** Walmart Inc  WMT.N : down 2.7%
 ** Oracle Corp  ORCL.N : down 0.7%
 BUZZ-Microsoft, Walmart, Oracle slip as TikTok deal may need China
approval urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX3BL
 BUZZ-Microsoft slips as short-video app Triller says made bid for TikTok assets
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX3T8
 
 ** GameStop Corp  GME.N : up 16.3%
 BUZZ-Jumps as Chewy co-founder reports 9% stake  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2FX3JD
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   down 0.41%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.55%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   down 0.45%
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 1.68%
 Financial                .SPSY     down 0.71%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 0.62%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.89%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.34%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   down 0.67%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   down 0.61%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.46%
 
 (Compiled by Amal S in Bengaluru)
 ((Amal.S@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S.+1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80
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