U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Microsoft, Finish Line, USG, Lowe's
26/03/2018 15:34
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U.S. stocks rose across the board on Monday as fears about a trade war between
the United States and China eased following reports that the two countries were
willing to negotiate tariffs and trade imbalances. .N
At 10:06 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 1.85 percent at
23,968.33. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.69 percent at 2,632.04 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was up 1.87 percent at 7,123.437.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Lowe's Companies LOW.N , up 7.5 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84PU
** Microsoft Corp MSFT.O , up 5.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R83SJ
** Applied Materials Inc AMAT.O , up 5.1 pct
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Facebook Inc FB.O , down 2.3 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84AM
** Mattel Inc MAT.O , down 1.4 pct
** Alexion Pharmaceuticals ALXN.O , down 1.5 pct
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** USG Corp USG.N , up 16.4 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84NU
** Travelport Worldwide Ltd TVPT.N , up 9.9 pct
** Lowe's Companies LOW.N , up 7.5 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84PU
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Biohaven Pharmaceuticals BHVN.N , down 31.6 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R840J
** Navios Maritime Midstream Partners LP NAP.N , down 27.8 pct
** Kenon Holdings Ltd KEN.N , down 6.6 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Finish Line Inc FINL.O , up 29.5 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R83TU
** Verona Pharmaceuticals VRNA.O , up 22.6 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R8507
** Viking Therapeutics VKTXW.O , up 21 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Protagonist Therapeutics Inc PTGX.O , down 58.1 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84XH
** New Age Beverages Corp NBEV.O , down 16.6 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R849O
** Cesca Therapeutics Inc KOOL.O , down 16.8 pct
** Microsoft Corp MSFT.O : up 5.8 pct
BUZZ-Cloud growth + margin boost = $1 trln, says MS urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R83SJ
** Finish Line Inc FINL.O : up 29.5 pct
BUZZ-To be bought by Britain's JD Sports for $558 mln urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R83TU
UPDATE 2-Britain's JD Sports gets foot in U.S. with $558 mln Finish Line buy
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1R80W0
** USG Corp USG.N : up 16.4 pct
BUZZ-USG Corp: Germany-based Knauf to buy co for $6 bln urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84NU
** Lowe's Companies LOW.N : up 7.5 pct
BUZZ-Jumps 5 pct; CEO Robert Niblock to retire urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84PU
** ImmunoGen Inc IMGN.O : up 4.4 pct
BUZZ-Soars after brokerages raise PT on early stage data urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R83ZB
** Intel Corp INTC.O : up 3.7 pct
BUZZ-Raymond sees no near term negative catalysts urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R841H
** Cellcom Israel Ltd CEL.N : down 1.8 pct
BUZZ-Cellcom: Down on weak Q4 report urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R8469
** Facebook Inc FB.O : down 2.3 pct
BUZZ-Canaccord sees buying opportunity urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84AM
** MetLife Inc MET.N :up 3.2 pct
BUZZ-Atlantic upgrades to 'overweight' on better revenue growth urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84BX
** Biohaven Pharmaceuticals BHVN.N : down 31.6 pct
BUZZ-Biohaven Pharma: Tumbles as migraine trials fail to impress investors
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R840J
** Akers Biosciences AKER.O : up 13.5 pct
BUZZ-Surges on distribution agreement urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84CQ
** Dropbox Inc DBX.O : up 1.1 pct
BUZZ-Up 4.4 pct on momentum from IPO surge urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84EC
** Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N : up 2.2 pct
BUZZ-Up after JPM raises to 'overweight' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84I2
** New Age Beverages Corp NBEV.O : down 16.6 pct
BUZZ-Down after at-market issuance sales agreement urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R849O
** Analog Devices Inc ADI.O : up 3.2 pct
BUZZ-Raymond James upgrades to 'outperform' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84N2
** Square Inc SQ.N : up 2.1 pct
BUZZ-Square: Evercore ISI raises PT by about 31 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84OT
** DarioHealth Corp DRIO.O : up 25.8 pct
BUZZ-FDA clears glucose meter for latest iPhone versions urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84JV
** Protagonist Therapeutics Inc PTGX.O : down 58.1 pct
BUZZ-Hits record low after co abandons ulcer drug study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84XH
** Blue Apron Holdings Inc APRN.N : up 1.0 pct
BUZZ-Partners with Airbnb urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84XO
** Verona Pharmaceuticals VRNA.O : up 23.2 pct
BUZZ-Hits record high after lung drug's trial success urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R8507
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up 1.77 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.99 pct
Energy .SPNY up 1.31 pct
Financial .SPSY up 2.20 pct
Health .SPXHC up 1.19 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI up 1.28 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 2.21 pct
Materials .SPLRCM up 1.12 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 0.91 pct
Teleservices .SPLRCL up 1.31 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU up 0.72 pct
(Compiled by Vibhuti Sharma in Bengaluru)
((RM: vibhuti.sharma.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))