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U.S. stocks climbed on Monday after the United States and China put their trade
differences "on hold" to work on a wider agreement, while sentiment was also
buoyed by the nearly $28 billion worth of merger activity. .N
At 11:50 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 1.07 percent at
24,980.74. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.58 percent at 2,728.57 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was up 0.40 percent at 7,383.604.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Micron Tech MU.OQ , up 3.5 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS475
** Boeing Co BA.N , up 3.3 pct
** Range Resources RRC.N , up 3.2 pct
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Fifth Third Bancorp FITB.OQ , down 7.9 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3PV
** Celgene Corp CELG.OQ , down 3.3 pct
** Symantec Corp SYMC.OQ , down 2.4 pct
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Ageagle Aerial Systems Inc UAVS.N , up 30.5 pct
** Vaalco Energy EGY.N , up 16.3 pct
** Transenterix Inc TRXC.N , up 11.2 pct
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Qudian Inc QD.N , down 13.9 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3PH
** Bright Scholar Education Holding Ltd BEDU.N , down 6.3 pct
** Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Inc RNN.N , down 5 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Art's Way Manufacturing Co Inc ARTW.O , up 54.1 pct
** TransGlobe Energy Corp TGA.O , up 17.7 pct
** Arcimoto Inc FUV.O , up 14.9 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Carver Bancorp Inc CARV.O , down 19.7 pct
** Livexlive Media Inc LIVX.O , down 19 pct
** Abeona Therapeutics Inc ABEO.O , down 14.5 pct
** Tesla Inc TSLA.O : up 4.3 pct
BUZZ-Tesla: Best day in 6 weeks as Musk, Berenberg talk up Model 3 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4FA
Model 3 price hype helps Tesla shares bounce urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4DE
** Caterpillar Inc CAT.N : up 2.3 pct
** Deere & Co DE.N : up 2.1 pct
BUZZ-Caterpillar: JPM sees higher earnings potential in co's Resource
Industries segment urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS2C8
BUZZ-Caterpillar, Deere rise on U.S.-China trade spat reprieve urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS43O
** General Electric Co GE.N : up 2.8 pct
** Wabtec Corp WAB.N : up 3.8 pct
UPDATE 2-GE merges transportation unit with Wabtec in $11.1 bln deal
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3V3
BUZZ-GE: Up after deal to merge transportation unit with Wabtec urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3U4
BUZZ-Merger Monday: U.S. M&A activity hits $28 bln urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS472
** Qudian Inc QD.N : down 13.9 pct
BUZZ-Qudian: Slips on first ever profit miss since IPO urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3PH
** MB Financial Inc MBFI.O : up 13.2 pct
** Fifth Third Bancorp FITB.O : down 7.9 pct
BUZZ-MB Financial: Set for record high after Fifth Third deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3WS
UPDATE 3-Fifth Third Bancorp pays $4.7 bln for MB Financial's Chicago muscle
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3PV
** Fibrocell Science Inc FCSC.O : up 1.9 pct
BUZZ-Fibrocell Science: Soars on positive interim results from early-stage
study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3WO
** Nabriva Therapeutics NBRV.O : down 11.3 pct
UPDATE 3-Nabriva shares tumble as safety worries plague pneumonia drug
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3XT
BUZZ-Nabriva: Jumps as pneumonia drug succeeds in late-stage study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS40T
** LaSalle Hotel Properties LHO.N : up 5.6 pct
** Blackstone Group LP BX.N : up 0.5 pct
UPDATE 2-LaSalle Hotel accepts Blackstone's $3.7 bln cash offer urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS40P
BUZZ-LaSalle Hotel: Hits 2-1/2 year high on Blackstone buyout deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4EJ
** Valeritas Holdings Inc VLRX.O : down 4.4 pct
BUZZ-Valeritas: Jumps on distribution deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS40B
** Envision Healthcare Corp EVHC.N : up 2.9 pct
BUZZ-Envision Healthcare climbs on report that HCA, KKR team up for a bid
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3ZZ
** Snap Inc SNAP.N : up 1.9 pct
BUZZ-Snap Inc: Moffett Nathanson upgrades to "neutral" urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS3VV
** Sears Holding Corp SHLD.O : up 0.1 pct
BUZZ-Sears up on extension of Citi credit card partnership urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS46Q
** Intel Corp INTC.O : up 1.8 pct
** Micron Technology MU.O : up 3.5 pct
BUZZ-Chip stocks gain as U.S.-China trade war put 'on hold' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS475
** LexinFintech Holdings Ltd LX.O : down 2.2 pct
BUZZ-LexinFintech: Slips on first profit miss since U.S. debut urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS49S
** Boxlight Corp BOXL.O : up 14.1 pct
BUZZ-Boxlight: Soars after touchscreen deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4AE
** Southern Co SO.N : up 1.1 pct
BUZZ-Southern Co: Sells some assets to NextEra urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4BA
** Energizer Holdings Inc ENR.N : up 6.5 pct
BUZZ-Energizer Holdings jumps as Jefferies bets on the bunny urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1SS0N6
** AK Steel Holding Corp AKS.N : down 4.6 pct
** U.S. Steel Corp X.N : down 4.8 pct
** Nucor Corp NUE.N : down 1.0 pct
** Steel Dynamics Inc STLD.O : down 1.1 pct
** Century Aluminium Co CENX.O : down 0.3 pct
** Alcoa Corp AA.N : down 0.6 pct
BUZZ-Steel, aluminum stocks fall as China tariff plans suspended urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4E7
** Xtant Medical Holdings Inc XTNT.A : up 19.3 pct
BUZZ-Xtant soars on FDA clearance for titanium implant urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4EA
** Hanmi Financial Corp HAFC.O : up 2.6 pct
BUZZ-Hanmi edges higher on plans to buy privately held SWNB Bancorp
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4FF
** Roper Technologies Inc ROP.N : up 1.9 pct
BUZZ-Roper Technologies: Inches up after $1.1 bln PowerPlan buy urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4CX
** Dillard's Inc DDS.N : up 4.6 pct
BUZZ-Dillard's: BofA Merrill double upgrades on higher comp outlook
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4GN
** Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc PLAY.O : up 7.5 pct
BUZZ-Dave & Buster's levels up on Maxim upgrade urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1SS0S0
** Blink Charging Co BLNK.O : up 3.4 pct
BUZZ-Blink Charging: Rises after top holder reports 35.1 pct stake urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1SS4GG
** Appfolio Inc APPF.O : down 5.4 pct
BUZZ-AppFolio shares dip on Morgan Stanley downgrade urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1SS0Q1
** First Internet Bancorp INBK.O : up 5.8 pct
BUZZ-First Internet Bancorp jumps as Craig Hallum starts at "buy" urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1SS0SJ
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up 0.28 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.31 pct
Energy .SPNY up 0.72 pct
Financial .SPSY up 0.84 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.18 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI up 1.49 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 0.58 pct
Materials .SPLRCM up 0.35 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 0.38 pct
Teleservices .SPLRCL up 0.48 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU up 0.07 pct
(Compiled by Arjun Panchadar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)
((RM: Arjun.Panchadar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))