U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Microsoft, Lowe's, Finish Line, USG
26/03/2018 18:38
* Eikon search string for individual stock moves: STXBZ
* The Day Ahead newsletter: http://tmsnrt.rs/2ggOmBi
* The Morning News Call newsletter: http://tmsnrt.rs/2fwPLTh
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as signs that the United States and China were
willing to negotiate on tariffs eased concerns about a trade war between the two
countries. .N
At 13:10 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 1.82 percent at
23,962.62. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.48 percent at 2,626.51 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was up 1.55 percent at 7,101.093.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Microsoft Corp MSFT.O , up 6.2 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R83SJ
** Lowe's Companies LOW.N , up 5.3 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84PU
** Intel Corp INTC.O , up 5.2 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R841H
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** AbbVie Inc ABBV.N , down 5 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R85DU
** Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O , down 3.5 pct
** Alexion Pharmaceuticals ALXN.O , down 2.1 pct
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** USG Corp USG.N , up 19.1 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84XR
** Travelport Worldwide Ltd TVPT.N , up 11.4 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1R80VQ
** Bluelinx Holdings BXC.N , up 9.1 pct
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Navios Maritime Midstream Partners LP NAP.N , down 38.2 pct
** China Online Education Group COE.N , down 10.4 pct
** Pioneer Energy Services Corp PES.N , down 9.8 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Verona Pharmaceuticals VRNA.O , up 43.1 pct
** Finish Line Inc FINL.O , up 30.3 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R83TU
** BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd BOSC.O , up 14.1 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Protagonist Therapeutics Inc PTGX.O , down 57 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84XH
** Bonso Electronics International Inc BNSO.O , down 26.4 pct
** LongFin Corp LFIN.O , down 19.3 pct
** Finish Line Inc FINL.O : up 30.3 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
** Microsoft Corp MSFT.O : up 6.2 pct
BUZZ-Cloud growth + margin boost = $1 trln, says MS urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R83SJ
** ImmunoGen Inc IMGN.O : up 7.9 pct
BUZZ-Soars after brokerages raise PT on early stage data urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R83ZB
** Intel Corp INTC.O : up 5.2 pct
BUZZ-Raymond sees no near term negative catalysts urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R841H
** Cellcom Israel Ltd CEL.N : down 2.9 pct
BUZZ-Cellcom: Down on weak Q4 report urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R8469
** Facebook Inc FB.O : down 2.1 pct
BUZZ-Facebook: Plunge on FTC probe takes mkt cap loss to $100 bln
** MetLife Inc MET.N :up 3.1 pct
BUZZ-Atlantic upgrades to 'overweight' on better revenue growth urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84BX
** Biohaven Pharmaceuticals BHVN.N : down 7.1 pct
BUZZ-Biohaven Pharma: Tumbles as migraine trials fail to impress investors
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R840J
** Akers Biosciences AKER.O : up 16.1 pct
BUZZ-Surges on distribution agreement urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84CQ
** Dropbox Inc DBX.O : up 5.8 pct
BUZZ-Up 4.4 pct on momentum from IPO surge urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84EC
** Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N : up 0.9 pct
BUZZ-Up after JPM raises to 'overweight' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84I2
** Evoke Pharmaceuticals EVOK.O : down 1.9 pct
BUZZ-Defers milestone payments to Mallinckrodt urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84GZ
** New Age Beverages Corp NBEV.O : down 16.0 pct
BUZZ-Down after at-market issuance sales agreement urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R849O
** Analog Devices Inc ADI.O : up 4.0 pct
BUZZ-Raymond James upgrades to 'outperform' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84N2
** USG Corp USG.N : up 19.1 pct
BUZZ-Jumps on buyout offer from Germany's Knauf urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84XR
** Lowe's Companies LOW.N : up 5.4 pct
BUZZ-Jumps 5 pct; CEO Robert Niblock to retire urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84PU
** DarioHealth Corp DRIO.O : up 22.3 pct
BUZZ-FDA clears glucose meter for latest iPhone versions urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84JV
** Protagonist PTGX.O : down 57.0 pct
BUZZ-Hits record low after co abandons ulcer drug study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84XH
** Jakks Pacific Inc JAKK.O : up 4.8 pct
BUZZ-Jumps as special committee authorized to consider strategic alternatives
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R84K9
** Travelport Worldwide Ltd TVPT.O : up 11.5 pct
BUZZ-Soars as Elliott discloses stake, says shares "undervalued" urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1R80VQ
** Gaia Inc GAIA.O : up 7.2 pct
BUZZ-B. Riley starts coverage with 'buy' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R8540
** General Electric GE.N : down 2.0 pct
BUZZ-GE shares sink below $13 for first time since 2009 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1R80Y6
** International Paper IP.N : up 3.6 pct
BUZZ-International Paper: Ireland's Smurfit Kappa rejects raised bid
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R854Q
** Nexeo Solutions NXEO.O : up 4.4 pct
BUZZ-Stock jumps on Jefferies upgrade urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1R80T7
** Cesca Therapeutics KOOL.O : down 17.1 pct
BUZZ-Drops on stock-and-warrant offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R85CK
** AbbVie ABBV.N : down 5.0 pct
BUZZ-Dips after partner's drug fails lupus trial urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R85DU
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up 1.80 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.97 pct
Energy .SPNY up 0.72 pct
Financial .SPSY up 2.58 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.99 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI up 1.53 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 2.46 pct
Materials .SPLRCM up 1.05 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 0.61 pct
Teleservices .SPLRCL up 0.54 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU up 0.66 pct
(Compiled by Vibhuti Sharma in Bengaluru)
((RM: vibhuti.sharma.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))