U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Amazon, drug stocks, UPS, Mattel, McCormick, Pier 1

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28/06/2018 15:24

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Amazon's move to entrench itself in the health sector sent drug stocks sliding
on Thursday, but gains in financial and technology stocks helped Wall Street
keep its footing.  .N 
    At 10:01 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was down 0.24 percent
at 24,060.02. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.06 percent at 2,701.35 and the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was up 0.19 percent at 7,459.452.
  
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** McCormick & Co  MKC.N , up 8.9 pct []
 ** Accenture Plc  ACN.N , up 5.3 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU45L
 ** Welltower Inc  WELL.N , up 3.4 pct
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc  WBA.OQ , down 10.2 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU4D8
 ** CVS Health Corp  CVS.N , down 9.2 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU4D8
 ** McKesson Corp  MCK.N , down 7.8 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU4D8
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** New Concept Energy Inc  GBR.N , up 104.1 pct
 ** Pedevco Corp  PED.N , up 65.5 pct
 ** The Madison Square Garden Co  MSG.N , up 11.1 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Pier 1 Imports  PIR.N , down 21.3 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU3WS
 ** Transenterix Inc  TRXC.N , down 16.6 pct
 ** GMS Inc  GMS.N , down 15.9 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** China Lending Corp  CLDC.O , up 16.6 pct
 ** Checkpoint Therapeutics Inc  CKPT.O , up 13.1 pct
 ** Progress Software Corp  PRGS.O , up 10.6 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Arsanis Inc  ASNS.O , down 68.7 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU484
 ** Differential Brands Group Inc  DFBG.O , down 26.4 pct
 ** Greenpro Capital Corp  GRNQ.O , down 25.8 pct
 
 ** Amazon.com Inc  AMZN.O : up 1.0 pct
 ** Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc  WBA.O : down 10.2 pct
 ** CVS Health Corp  CVS.N : down 9.2 pct
 ** Rite Aid Corp  RAD.N : down 10.9 pct
 ** McKesson Corp  MCK.N : down 7.8 pct
 ** Express Scripts Holding Co  ESRX.O : down 2.9 pct
 ** Cardinal Health Inc  CAH.N : down 7.5 pct
 ** AmerisourceBergen Corp  ABC.N : down 6.2 pct
 BUZZ-U.S. drug firms: Swoon on Amazon's move to buy online pharmacy PillPack
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU4D8
 
 ** MYnd Analytics Inc  MYND.O : up 6.6 pct
 BUZZ-MYnd Analytics: Telemedical co gets bump from Maxim "buy" upgrade
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1TU0PD
 ** Akebia Therapeutics Inc  AKBA.O : down 9.3 pct
 ** Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc  KERX.O : down 11.5 pct
 BUZZ-Akebia and Keryx to form a renal-focused co in a $468 mln deal
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU4B6
 
 ** United Parcel Service Inc  UPS.N : down 2.2 pct
 ** FedEx Corp  FDX.N : down 1.5 pct
 BUZZ-UPS, FedEx dip as Amazon wants to back small independent delivery fleets
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU4EJ
 
 ** Mattel Inc  MAT.O : down 3.3 pct
 BUZZ-Mattel: D.A. Davidson cuts to "underperform"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU49M
 
 ** Accenture Plc  ACN.N : up 5.3 pct
 BUZZ-Rises after upbeat quarter  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU45L
 
 ** Arsanis Inc  ASNS.O : down 68.7 pct
 BUZZ-To halt "futile" pneumonia treatment trial, shares plunge  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU484
 
 ** McCormick & Co  MKC.N : up 8.9 pct
 BUZZ-McCormick & Co: Savory Q2 send shares to record level  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU4M2
 
 ** LG Display Co Ltd  LPL.N : down 3.6 pct
 BUZZ-Slips after Cowen trims PT on sliding LCD prices  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU44Y
 
 ** SAExploration Holdings Inc  SAEX.O : up 16.2 pct
 BUZZ-Enters bid to buy assets of Geokinetics  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU451
 
 ** Bed Bath & Beyond Inc  BBBY.O : down 6.2 pct
 BUZZ-Down as Q1 same-store sales records surprise drop  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TT5FN
 
 ** Edge Therapeutics Inc  EDGE.O : up 5.8 pct 
 BUZZ-Rises on results from brain hemorrhage treatment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU3PP
 
 ** Pier 1 Imports Inc  PIR.N : down 21.3 pct
 BUZZ-Drops after Q1 comp sales miss, forecast disappoints  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU3WS
 
 ** Sibanye-Stillwater  SBGL.N : up 3.6 pct
 BUZZ-Gets U.K. antitrust nod for Lonmin deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU3XG
 
 ** Zafgen Inc  ZFGN.O : down 5.9 pct
 BUZZ-Falls on proposed offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU3TL
 
 ** Marvell Technology Group Ltd  MRVL.O : up 7.9 pct
 ** Cavium Inc  CAVM.O : up 9.6 pct
 BUZZ-Marvell Tech: Jumps on China nod to buy rival Cavium  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU3YI
 
 ** The Madison Square Garden Co  MSG.N : up 11.1 pct
 BUZZ-Jefferies raises to "buy" on possible spin-off  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU213 
 
 
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.27 pct
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.29 pct
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 0.42 pct
 Financial                .SPSY     up 0.12 pct
 Health                   .SPXHC    down 0.66 pct
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.47 pct
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.48 pct
 Materials                .SPLRCM   down 0.34 pct
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.30 pct
 Teleservices             .SPLRCL   up 1.11 pct
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.43 pct
 
 (Compiled by Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru; Edited by Shounak Dasgupta)
 ((SanjanaSitara.Shivdas@thomsonreuters.com))