U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Amazon, Tesla, Ulta Beauty, Spectrum Pharma

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26/12/2019 16:57

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    The Nasdaq breached the 9,000-point mark for the first time and the S&P 500
hit a fresh record high on Thursday, boosted by optimism over U.S.-China trade
relations and gains in Amazon.com after a report signaled robust online holiday
sales.  .N 
    At 11:42 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.28% at
28,594.9. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.36% at 3,235.01 and the Nasdaq Composite
 .IXIC  was up 0.53% at 9,000.096.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Amazon.com Inc  AMZN.O , up 2.8%
 ** Occidental Petroleum Corp  OXY.N , up 1.5%
 ** Apache Corp  APA.N , up 1.5%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Newell Brand Inc  NWL.O , down 1.4%
 ** Ulta Beauty Inc  ULTA.O , down 1.4%
 ** Incyte Corp  INCY.O , down 1.4%
 
 The top two NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** China Rapid Finance Ltd  XRF.N , up 116.9%
 ** Can Fite Biopharma Ltd  CANF.N , up 35.2%
 
 The top two NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Qiagen N V  QGEN.N , down 21.8%
 ** Seadrill Ltd  SDRL.N , down 11.3%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Liquidia Technologies Inc  LQDA.O , up 55.4%
 ** Newlink Genetics  NLNK.O , up 34.3%
 ** Clearside Biomedical Inc  CLSD.O , up 24.2%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc  SPPI.O , down 56.2%
 ** Microbot Medical  MBOT.O , down 18.1%
 ** Phasebio Pharmaceuticals Inc  PHAS.O , down 14.6%
 
 
 ** Tesla Inc  TSLA.O : up 1.4%
 BUZZ-Wedbush raises PT by $100, says co to "comfortably" meet FY delivery
forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901F3
 
 ** Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Inc  SBPH.O : down 56.5%
 BUZZ-Down after co stops trial of drug for hepatitis B virus  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901E3
 
 ** Microbot Medical  MBOT.O : down 18.1%
 BUZZ-Plunges on discounted stock offer to raise funds for robot development
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901F1
 
 ** Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc  SPPI.O : down 56.2%
 BUZZ-Hits 3-year low on failed cancer drug trial; Cantor downgrades
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901MR
 
 ** Acasti Pharma Inc  ACST.O : up 16.9%
  BUZZ-Data delay provides opportunity for investors- Oppenheimer  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901IN
 
 ** Qiagen NV  QGEN.N : down 21.8%
 BUZZ-Plunges after co decides against sale  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901J4
 
 ** Hexo Corp  HEXO.N : down 20.7%
 BUZZ-Falls on deal to sell shares at discount to institutional investors
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901K2
 
 ** China Rapid Finance  XRF.N : up 116.9%
 BUZZ-Jumps on $8 mln investment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901LQ
 
 ** Amazon.com Inc  AMZN.O : up 2.8%
 BUZZ-Hits 1-month high as online sales drive U.S. holiday shopping  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901NW
 
 ** Rite Aid Corp  RAD.N : up 10.6%
 BUZZ-More than doubles in one week on Q3 results beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901O8 
 
 ** ATIF Holdings Ltd  ATIF.O : down 10.5%
 BUZZ-Eyes worst day ever on deal to buy Sinofortune Securities  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901PA   
 
 ** Can-Fite Biopharma  CANF.N : up 35.2%
 BUZZ-Rises as co elects Univo Pharma CEO to board  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901PW
 
  ** Immunomedics Inc  IMMU.O : up 6.9%
 BUZZ-FDA accepts application for fast approval of breast cancer drug
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2901PZ   
 
 
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 0.47%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.73%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.13%
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 0.51%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 0.52%
 Health                   .SPXHC    down 0.20%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.04%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.52%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.06%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.20%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.08%
 
 (Compiled by Trisha Roy in Bengaluru)
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