U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Amazon, U.S. chipmakers, Chinese stocks, Gene therapy cos

Luna Innovations

04/03/2019 15:18

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U.S. stocks posted broad-based gains on Monday, buoyed by hopes that the United
States and China would reach a trade deal as early as this month to end
tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of dollars worth of each other's goods.  .N 

At 10:06 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.20 percent at
26,078.37. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.36 percent at 2,813.7 and the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was up 0.56 percent at 7,637.767.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Applied Materials Inc  AMAT.O , up 3.7 pct
 ** LKQ Corp  LKQ.OQ , up 2.4 pct
 ** Kansas City Southern  KSU.N , up 2.4 pct
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Centurylink Inc  CTL.N , down 4.4 pct
 ** Carmax Inc  KMX.N , down 2.7 pct
 ** Gap Inc  LLY.N , down 2.6 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Bluegreen Vacations Corp  BXG.N , up 18.9 pct
 ** Navios Maritime Holdings Inc  NM_pg.N , up 11.3 pct
 ** Navios Maritime Holdings Inc  NM_ph.N , up 11.1 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Reeds Inc  REED.N , down 9.7 pct
 ** Dean Foods Co  DF.N , down 7.6 pct
 ** Foresight Energy LP  FELP.N , down 7.6 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc  CIFS.O , up 96 pct
 ** Ascendis Pharma A/S  ASND.O , up 68.5 pct
 ** Nightstar Therapeutics PLC  NITE.O , up 66 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc  WHLRP.O , down 12.8 pct
 ** Bio Path Holdings Inc  BPTH.O , down 10.9 pct
 ** Childrens Place Inc  PLCE.O , down 9.4 pct
 
 
 
 ** Amazon.com Inc  AMZN.O : up 1.9 pct
 BUZZ-Evercore says gross profit growth a better valuation metric  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R42M
 
 ** Eli Lilly and Co  LLY.N : down 2.7 pct
 BUZZ-Lilly hits fresh all-time high after insulin price cut  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20R0FO
 
 ** Intel Corp  INTC.O : up 0.9 pct
 ** Advanced Micro Devices Inc  AMD.O : up 1.0 pct
 ** Micron Technology Inc  MU.O : up 0.7 pct
 ** Qualcomm Inc  QCOM.O : down 0.5 pct
 ** Nvidia Corp  NVDA.O : up 1.2 pct
 ** Baidu Inc  BIDU.O : up 0.6 pct
 ** JD.com Inc  JD.O : up 1.1 pct
 BUZZ-U.S. chipmakers, Chinese stocks gain on hopes of trade deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3UY
 
 ** Office Depot Inc  ODP.O : up 2.2 pct
 ** Alibaba Group Holding Ltd  BABA.N : up 1.7 pct
 BUZZ-Office Depot: Jumps on Alibaba partnership  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3N5
 BUZZ-Alibaba: Shares up on Tmall, Office Depot announcement  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3GZ
 
 ** Electronic Arts Inc  EA.O : up 0.2 pct
 BUZZ-Rises as "Apex Legends" attracts 50 mln players  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3ZU
 ** MeiraGTx Holdings Plc  MGTX.O : up 7.2 pct
 ** CRISPR Therapeutics AG  CRSP.O : up 0.8 pct
 ** Solid Biosciences Inc  SLDB.O : down 1.1 pct
 ** Abeona Therapeutics Inc  ABEO.O : up 6.2 pct
 ** Sarepta Therapeutics Inc  SRPT.O : up 0.9 pct
 ** Uniqure NV  QURE.O : up 2.9 pct
 ** Ophthotech Corp  OPHT.O : up 4.7 pct
 ** Voyage Therapeutics Inc  VYGR.O : up 11.6 pct
 ** Editas Medicine Inc  EDIT.O : up 1.1 pct
 ** Intellia  NTLA.O : up 1.4 pct
 ** Sangamo  SGMO.O : down 1.2 pct
 BUZZ-Gene therapy cos jump as Biogen-Nightstar extend sector's M&A streak
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3XF
 
 ** Kraft Heinz Co  KHC.O : up 1.5 pct
 BUZZ-Up after MS raises to 'equal-weight'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3B1
 
 ** Dillard's Inc  DDS.N : down 1.3 pct
 BUZZ-Falls after J.P. Morgan downgrades to 'underweight'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20R07P
 
 ** DaVita Inc  DVA.N : down 2.1 pct
 ** Fresenius Medical Care AG  FMS.N : down 2.6 pct
 BUZZ-DaVita, Fresenius fall on govt's efforts to cut costs and boost at-home
dialysis  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3G3
 
 ** Arcadia Biosciences Inc  RKDA.O : up 11.0 pct
 BUZZ-Soars after receiving Hawaii industrial hemp license  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R37K
 
 ** Sea Ltd  SE.N : down 7.2 pct
 BUZZ-Singapore's Sea Ltd drops after proposed stock offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R35M
 
 ** BioPharmX Corp  BPMX.A : up 14.5 pct
 BUZZ-Up on completing mid-stage trial enrollment for skin-disease drug
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3EK
 
 ** Vale SA  VALE.N : down 2.1 pct
 BUZZ-U.S.-listed shares fall after CEO, other execs step down  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3A1
 
 ** Aphria Inc  APHA.N : up 3.6 pct
 BUZZ-Gains after license to expand cannabis production  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3J6
 
 ** Nightstar Therapeutics Plc  NITE.O : up 66.0 pct
 BUZZ-Jumps on Biogen's buyout deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3AV
 
 ** Zoetis Inc  ZTS.N : up 0.8 pct
 BUZZ-Stifel says roadmap favorable; ups to "buy"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3LY
 
 ** Ascendis Pharma A/S  ASND.O : up 68.5 pct
 BUZZ-Ascendis Pharma eyes record high as growth-hormone drug trial meets main
goal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3M9
 
 ** Group 1 Automotive Inc  GPI.N : up 1.2 pct
 BUZZ-GS raises rating to "buy"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3NZ
 
 ** Intrexon Corp  XON.O : down 5.1 pct
 BUZZ-Rises on licensing deal with Surterra Wellness  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3QH
 ** Windstream Holdings Inc  WIN.O : down 24.4 pct
 BUZZ-Plummets after Nasdaq's letter to delist company  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3PC
 
 ** Bed Bath & Beyond  BBBY.O : down 3.4 pct
 BUZZ-Falls as "disappointed" Barclays cuts rating  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3NR
 
 ** Children's Place Inc  PLCE.O : down 9.4 pct
 BUZZ-Falls on biggest quarterly miss in 2 years, Gymboree woes  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3U4
 ** Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust  PEI.N : up 0.7 pct
 BUZZ-Gains as JC Penney store closure to avoid the mall REIT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3UQ
    
 ** ON Semiconductor Corp  ON.O : up 1.9 pct
 BUZZ-BMO upgrades ON Semiconductor and downgrades Xilinx  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3XY
 
 ** Uniti Group Inc  UNIT.O : down 3.3 pct
 BUZZ-Falls, auditor flags potential going concern doubts  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R416
 
 ** Kandi Technologies Group Inc  KNDI.O : up 5.3 pct
 BUZZ-Tesla rival Kandi Technologies up after deal with China Resources
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R42F
 
 ** Luna Innovations Inc  LUNA.O : up 16.2 pct
 BUZZ-Rises on strong Q4 results, purchase of General Photonics  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20R3ZO
 
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 0.56 pct
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.44 pct
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.04 pct
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 0.39 pct
 Financial                .SPSY     up 0.73 pct
 Health                   .SPXHC    down 0.35 pct
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 0.73 pct
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.55 pct
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.35 pct
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   down 0.06 pct
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   down 0.19 pct
 
 (Compiled by Saumya Sibi Joseph in Bengaluru)
 ((Reuters Messaging: saumya.joseph.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))