U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Alexion Pharma, Microsoft, Seagate, Datadog

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19/09/2019 19:02

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Gains in Microsoft and healthcare shares boosted Wall Street's main indexes on
Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and
left the door open for further monetary easing.  .N 
    At 1:11 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.15% at
27,188.24. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.23% at 3,013.54 and the Nasdaq Composite
 .IXIC  was up 0.19% at 8,193.027.
  
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Cigna Corp  CI.N , up 3.2%
 ** Occidental Petroleum Corp  OXY.N , up 2.9%
 ** Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc  ALXN.O , up 2.6%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3IE
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Seagate Technology  STX.O , down 6.4%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN26A0DD
 ** Darden Restaurants Inc  DRI.N , down 3.7%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A32S
 ** Noble Energy Inc  NBL.N , down 3%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** AIM ImmunoTech Inc  AIM.N , up 54.7%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26A0KD
 ** Eros International Plc  EROS.N , up 32.7%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A345
 ** Ping Identity Holding Corp  PING.N , up 26.6%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26A0Z4
 
 The top NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** United States Steel Corp  X.N , down 11.4%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26948I
 ** Seadril Ltd  SDRL.N , down 11.3%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Datadog Inc  DDOG.O , up 42.9%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26A11V
 ** Exagen Inc  XGN.O , up 23.7%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN26A0K8
 ** Edesa Biotech Inc  EDSA.O , up 22.3%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Cerence Inc  CRNCV.O , down 13.9%
 ** SPI Energy Co Ltd  SPI.O , down 12.8%
 ** IGM Biosciences Inc  IGMS.O , down 12.3%
 
 
 ** Etsy Inc  ETSY.O : down 0.7%
 BUZZ-Flat in heavy volumes, company to use part of convertible deal proceeds
for share buybacks  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26A0JJ
 
 ** Herman Miller Inc  MLHR.O : up 3.7%
 BUZZ-Jumps on profit, revenue beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26946R
 
 ** Microsoft Corp  MSFT.O : up 1.3%
 BUZZ-Record high on buyback plan, now at $1.09 trln in value  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3NP
 
 ** United States Steel Corp  X.N : down 11.4%
 BUZZ-Falls after gloomy outlook  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26948I
 
 ** Akamai Technologies Inc  AKAM.O : down 1.8%
 BUZZ-Upcoming OTT services unlikely for co to materially beat expectations-
KeyBanc  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A2SS
 
 ** Overstock.com Inc  OSTK.O : down 2.2%
 BUZZ-Falls after former CEO sells stake  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A2TI
 
 ** Target Corp  TGT.N : up 0.8%
 BUZZ-Rises on $5 bln buyback plan  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A2VN
 
 ** Applied DNA Sciences Inc  APDN.O : down 25.1%
 BUZZ-Falls on proposed stock-and-warrants offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A2Y6
 
 ** Beyond Meat Inc  BYND.O : down 0.6%
 BUZZ-Well positioned to capture market share - Barclays  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A2Y2
 
 ** Ares Management Corp  ARES.N : down 5.0%
 BUZZ-Falls after pricing stock offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A2YX
 
 ** Provention Bio Inc  PRVB.O : down 12.2%
 BUZZ-Slides on $60 mln equity raise as Amgen chips in  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26A0BX
 
 ** Hilton Grand Vacations Inc  HGV.N : up 1.1%
 ** Hyatt Hotels Corp  H.N : up 0.9%
 BUZZ-GS sees muted growth in U.S. lodging; Upgrades Hyatt, downgrades
Hilton urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A2XU
 
 ** United States Steel Corp  X.N : down 11.4%
 BUZZ-Drops on weak outlook, broker downgrade  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A30H
 
 ** India Globalization Capital Inc  IGC.A : up 6.5%
 BUZZ-Jumps after Alzhemier's formulation gets approval for mid-stage study
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A30A
 
 ** Brown-Forman Corp  BFb.N : down 1.3%
 BUZZ-Evercore downgrades to "underperform" on valuation  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A32D
 
 ** Darden Restaurants Inc  DRI.N : down 3.7%
 BUZZ-Not tasty as Q1 sales miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A32S
 
 ** CannTrust Holdings Inc  CTST.N : up 18.9%
 BUZZ-More trouble for pot maker as Alberta to return C$1.3 mln products
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A30W
 
 ** Eros International  EROS.N : up 32.7%
 BUZZ-Soars after partnering with Microsoft  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A345
 
 ** Twilio Inc  TWLO.N : up 1.4%
 BUZZ-MS sees opportunity in recent pullback; upgrades  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A340
 
 ** Bandwidth Inc  BAND.O : down 0.1%
 BUZZ-Morgan Stanley downgrades to "underweight"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A364
 
 ** NCR Corp  NCR.N : down 4.3%
 BUZZ-Falls as Blackstone rings the register  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26A0H4
 
 ** Westwater Resources Inc  WWR.O : up 18.4%
 BUZZ-Surges on graphite procurement deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A390
 
 ** Euro Tech Holdings Company Ltd  CLWT.O : up 5.2%
 BUZZ-To open at over 4-month high on bonus issue plan  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3A6
 
 ** Ocean Power Technologies Inc  OPTT.O : up 3.7%
 BUZZ-Rises on contract wins worth ~$1.9 mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3B8
 
 ** Costco Wholesale Corp  COST.O : down 2.0%
 BUZZ-Bernstein turns bearish  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3DM
 
 ** Enterprise Financial Services Corp  EFSC.O : up 0.7%
 BUZZ-Rises after Raymond James starts with "outperform"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3E3
 
 ** Five9 Inc  FIVN.O : down 1.7%
 BUZZ-Falls as Morgan Stanley downgrades to "equal-weight"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3IM
 
 ** Centene Corp  CNC.N : up 1.1%
 ** Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc  ALXN.O : up 2.6%
 ** China Biologic Products Holdings  CBPO.O : up 9.8%
 BUZZ-Healthcare stocks boost S&P 500 after Pelosi unveils drug pricing proposal
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3IE
 BUZZ-Jumps on take-private buyout offer  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26948Q
 
 ** Foundation Building Materials Inc  FBM.N : down 9.4%
 BUZZ-Stockholder plans share sale in secondary offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3JH
 
 ** Tesla Inc  TSLA.O : up 1.3%
 BUZZ-Up after Model 3 earns insurance industry's top safety rating  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3KA
 
 ** Global Ship Lease Inc  GSL.N : up 11.6%
 BUZZ-Up on $268 mln loan refinancing  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3KS
 
 ** Roku Inc  ROKU.O : down 0.1%
 BUZZ-Reverses course on new product lineup  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3JS
 
 ** EZCORP Inc  EZPW.O : down 11.9%
 BUZZ-Stock falls after shareholder is named executive chairman  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26A0VM
 
 ** Ping Identity Holding Corp  PING.N : up 26.6%
 BUZZ-Pulses higher in debut  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26A0Z4
 
 ** Newmont Goldcorp Corp  NEM.N : up 1.0%
 ** Barrick Gold Corp  GOLD.N : up 3.3%
 ** Kirkland Lake Gold  KL.N : up 2.3%
 ** Yamana Gold Inc  AUY.N : up 1.9%
 ** Gold Fields Ltd  GFI.N : up 5.6%
 ** Iamgold Corp  IAG.N : up 3.5%
 BUZZ-Gold miners boosted by weaker dollar post 'hawkish' rate cut  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3JV
 
 ** DaVita Inc  DVA.N : down 2.5%
 BUZZ-Shares slip after Chanos says he's shorting the stock  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26A144
 
 ** Altria Group Inc  MO.N : down 1.6%
 BUZZ-Hits 5-year low as outbreak of vaping-related lung illness worsens
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3P1
 
 ** Datadog Inc  DDOG.O : up 42.9%
 BUZZ-Datadog IPO barks loudly  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26A11V
 
 ** Ultralife Corp  ULBI.O : up 5.4%
 BUZZ-Rises on $14.4 mln contract win for military batteries  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A3PJ
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   down 0.04%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.14%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.06%
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 0.13%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 0.16%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 0.72%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 0.01%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.26%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.67%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.34%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.28%
 
 (Compiled by C Nivedita and Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru)
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