U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Health insurers, Goldman Sachs, Evofem, PG&E, DropCar

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17/12/2018 17:35

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Wall Street dropped on Monday, but recovered from a slide of over 1 percent,
weighed down by an Amazon-led drop in retailers and weakness in health stocks,
with gains in banks ahead of a widely expected rate hike limiting losses.  .N 
    At 12:14 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was down 0.31 percent
at 24,026.94. The S&P 500  .SPX  was down 0.24 percent at 2,593.83 and the
Nasdaq Composite  .IXIC  was up 0.04 percent at 6,913.734.
  
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc  ALXN.O , up 3.7 pct
 ** Applied Materials Inc  AMAT.O , up 2.9 pct
 ** A. O. Smith Corp  AOS.N , up 2.8 pct
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Centene Corp  CNC.N , down 5.9 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM43R
 ** Xerox Corp  XRX.N , down 5.8 pct
 ** WestRock Co  WRK.N , down 5.2 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Credit Suisse AG  DGAZ.N , up 16.9 pct
 ** Coeur Mining Inc  CDE.N , up 14.4 pct
 ** Agex Therapeutics  AGE.N , up 13.2 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares  RETL.N , down 28.7 pct
 ** Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF  CALF.N , down 20.9 pct
 ** Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 2X Shares  SPUU.N , down 20.3 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc  DFFN.O , up 29 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1YM0ET
 ** HyreCar Inc  HYRE.O , up 21.2 pct
 ** Fidelity Southern Corp  LION.O , up 21.1 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM4E1
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Dova Pharmaceuticals Inc  DOVA.O , down 31.2 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASB010WS
 ** NF Energy Saving Corp  NFEC.O , down 18.2 pct
 ** Overstock.Com Inc  OSTK.O , down 18.1 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1YM0CB
 
 
 ** Centene Corp  CNC.N : down 5.9 pct
 ** Molina Healthcare  MOH.N : down 12.5 pct
 ** WellCare Health Plans  WCG.N : down 0.1 pct
 ** Anthem Inc  ANTM.N : down 1.8 pct
 ** Community Health Systems  CYH.N : down 10.2 pct
 ** Tenet Healthcare Corp  THC.N : down 3.5 pct
 ** HCA Healthcare Inc  HCA.N : down 2.1 pct
 BUZZ-Health insurers, hospital operators fall on Obamacare ruling  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM43R
 
 ** Barnes & Noble  BKS.N : up 2.1 pct
 BUZZ-Rises after Craig Hallum upgrade  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM414
 
 ** Fidelity Southern Corp  LION.O : up 21.1 pct
 BUZZ-Shares set to post best day since 2009 after Ameris deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM4E1
 
 ** Madison Square Garden Co  MSG.N : up 4.5 pct
 BUZZ-Shares bounce as Knicks owner says considering selling team  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1YM0RW
 
 ** Acadia Healthcare Company Inc  ACHC.O : down 5.4 pct
 BUZZ-Slips on "surprise" CEO change  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM4BR
 
 ** HyreCar Inc  HYRE.O : up 21.2 pct
 BUZZ-Gains as brokerage starts rating with 'outperform'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM4D4
 
 ** Stanley Black & Decker  SWK.N : up 2.5 pct
 ** Illinois Toolworks  ITW.N : down 0.8 pct
 BUZZ-DB switches off Illinois Tool Works, fires up Stanley Black & Decker
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1YM0O2
 
 ** SPI Energy  SPI.O : down 18.2 pct
 BUZZ-Down on delinquency notice from Nasdaq  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM40I
 
 ** Bank of New York Mellon Corp  BK.N : up 1.5 pct
 ** State Street Corp  STT.N : up 1.7 pct
 ** Northern Trust Corp  NTRS.O : flat
 BUZZ-Raymond James slashes EPS estimates on U.S. custodian banks  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM40R
 
 ** International Business Machines Corp  IBM.N : down 1.6 pct
 BUZZ-RBC cuts PT on software asset sales, FX headwinds  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1YM0GF
 
 ** Best Buy Co Inc  BBY.N : down 2.3 pct
 BUZZ-BofA cuts to 'sell,' warns of Q4 comp miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3ZM
 
 ** Goldman Sachs Group Inc  GS.N : down 1.1 pct
 BUZZ-Drops as Malaysia charges the bank, ex-employees in 1MDB probe
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3QJ
 
 ** Evofem BiosciencesInc  EVFM.O : up 10.2 pct
 BUZZ-Soars on positive late-stage results for birth control gel  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3O9
 
 ** PG&E Corp  PCG.N : down 5.1 pct
 BUZZ-Slides after California utilities regulator opens case against co
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3K0
 
 ** Emerson Electric Co  EMR.N : down 0.8 pct
 BUZZ-Barclays downgrades on slow order growth  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM25D
 
 ** Johnson & Johnson  JNJ.N : down 2.5 pct
 BUZZ-Stock extends talc crisis drop, tests 200-day avg  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3LE
 
 ** Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc  PTI.O : up 4.2 pct
 BUZZ-Climbs after licensing deal with Roche Group's unit  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3TC
 
 ** Axovant Sciences Ltd  AXON.O : up 17.8 pct
 BUZZ-Shares rise after Jefferies upgrades to "buy"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3TE
 
 ** Jack in the Box Inc  JACK.O : up 3.3 pct
 BUZZ-Shares rise on possible sale  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3U6
 
 ** DropCar Inc  DCAR.O : up 10.3 pct
 BUZZ-Gains on $3.5 mln deal to sell unit  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3VK
 
 ** Symantec Corp  SYMC.O : down 1.4 pct
 BUZZ-Still Thoma Bravo's "real prize" despite McAfee news -Wedbush  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3UJ
 
 ** XPO Logistics Inc  XPO.N : up 7.2 pct
 BUZZ-Barclays, Jefferies flay recent short-seller report  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3XV
 
 ** Lululemon Athletica Inc  LULU.O : up 2.0 pct
 BUZZ-Rises after Stifel upgrade to "buy"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3VI
 
 ** Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc  SPR.N : up 1.0 pct
 BUZZ-Canaccord sees risks to 737 schedule, cuts PT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3JT
 
 ** MetLife Inc  MET.N : up 1.4 pct
 BUZZ-2019 outlook mixed; cost saving measure positive, says RBC  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM3HB
 
 ** Manchester United PLC  MANU.N : up 0.7 pct
 BUZZ-Jefferies says 'buy' the long-term 'winner'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1YM22L
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
  
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 0.27 pct
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   down 0.76 pct
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   down 0.73 pct
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 0.09 pct
 Financial                .SPSY     up 0.28 pct
 Health                   .SPXHC    down 0.56 pct
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   flat
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.03 pct
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.09 pct
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   down 1.58 pct
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   down 1.60 pct
 
 (Compiled by Mary Ann Alapatt in Bengaluru)
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