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U.S. stocks struggled for direction on Tuesday, as a lack of fresh cues on
U.S.-China trade negotiations curbed investor appetite despite upbeat profit
forecasts from retailers. .N
At 13:23 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.04 percent at
25,829.94. The S&P 500 .SPX was down 0.03 percent at 2,792 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was up 0.13 percent at 7,587.23.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Kohl's Corp KSS.N , up 7.3 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S38S
** Target Corp TGT.N , up 4.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S356
** Willis Towers Watson Plc WLTW.O , up 4.6 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3X2
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Align Technology Inc ALGN.O , down 6.9 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3VH
** Dish Network Corp DISH.O , down 6.6 pct
** General Electric GE.N , down 4.1 pct
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Turning Point Brands TPB.N , up 13.5 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S43J
** Huya Inc HUYA.N , up 13.3 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S2XK
** Sogou Inc SOGO.N , up 10.7 pct
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Barnes & Nobl Education BNED.N , down 29.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3Z7
** Revlon Inc REV.N , down 16.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20S0U2
** John Wiley & Sons JWa.N , down 16 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S41U
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Cool Holdings Inc AWSM.O , up 32.4 pct
** Fuwei Films Holding Co Ltd FFHL.O , up 26.4 pct
** Ctrip.Com International Ltd CTRP.O , up 22.1 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S30H
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Atlas Financial Holdings AFH.O , down 57.6 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3GY
** Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc ADMS.O , down 30.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S308
** Psychemedics Corp PMD.O , down 21 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3ZW
** GameStop Corp GME.N : up 0.8 pct
BUZZ-GameStop: Jumps on plans to retire debt, $300 mln share buyback
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S2WC
** YY Inc YY.O : up 15.4 pct
** Huya Inc HUYA.N : up 13.3 pct
BUZZ-China's Huya and YY climb on strong Q4 reports urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S2XK
** Salesforce.com Inc CRM.N : down 1.1 pct
BUZZ-Salesforce falls after weak forecast, dampening quarterly beat
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S2XG
** TPI Composites Inc TPIC.O : up 5.9 pct
BUZZ-TPI Composites: JP Morgan upgrades to "overweight" urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S2YE
** Ctrip.com International Ltd CTRP.O : up 22.1 pct
BUZZ-Shares of Ctrip.com move higher on revenue beat urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S30H
** Alaska Air Group Inc ALK.N : down 2.8 pct
BUZZ-Alaska Air Group Inc: Cuts Q1 outlook for key revenue measure urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S31Z
** Ingersoll Rand IR.N : up 1.2 pct
BUZZ-Ingersoll Rand: Goldman adds to conviction list urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S319
** Target Corp TGT.N : up 4.8 pct
BUZZ-Target: Shares climb on strong results, forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S356
** Tesla Inc TSLA.O : down 1.2 pct
BUZZ-Tesla: Pares losses after China agrees on solution to customs issue
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3XR
** Hertz Global Holdings Inc HTZ.N : down 14.3 pct
BUZZ-Hertz extends skid as Carl Icahn cuts stake urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20S0II
** Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc ADMS.O : down 30.8 pct
BUZZ-Adamas Pharma: Slides 28 pct after backing away from revenue goals
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S308
** Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N : up 0.3 pct
** ConocoPhillips COP.N : down 1.4 pct
BUZZ-JPMorgan sees similarities in Marathon and ConocoPhillips urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S34U
** Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.N : up 8.9 pct
** Cronos Group Inc CRON.O : up 5.9 pct
BUZZ-Cowen starts Aurora Cannabis with 'outperform', Cronos on 'market-perform'
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S34S
** Kohl's Corp KSS.N : up 7.3 pct
BUZZ-Kohl's Corp: Jumps on strong Q4 report, forecast, boosting rivals
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S38S
** Maxar Technologies MAXR.N : down 3.6 pct
BUZZ-Maxar Technologies: CS cuts PT on decision to retain GEO business
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S35Z
** Uniti Group UNIT.O : down 3.7 pct
BUZZ-Uniti Group: Down after co significantly limits 2019 dividend urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S37M
** Genco Shipping & Trading GNK.N : up 6.9 pct
BUZZ-Genco Shipping & Trading: Rises on strong Q4 beat result urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S37A
** USA Technologies USAT.O : down 6.0 pct
BUZZ-USA Technologies: Drops after delisting notice urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3BY
** JetBlue Airways Corp JBLU.O : down 0.6 pct
BUZZ-JetBlue Airways Corp: Shares down after Q1 forecast cut urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S39K
** L Brands Inc LB.N : up 0.9 pct
BUZZ-L Brands rises as investor pushes for Victoria's Secret spinoff
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3C3
** GNC Holdings GNC.N : down 12.3 pct
BUZZ-GNC Holdings: Erases early gains after Q4 loss urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3BQ
** Blackline Inc BL.O : down 3.5 pct
BUZZ-Blackline: Down as Silver Lake exits from accounting software co
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20S0E7
** Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O : up 0.9 pct
BUZZ-Alphabet: Needham starts with "buy", sees Facebook biggest FAANG rival
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3GX
** Atlas Financial Holdings Inc AFH.O : down 57.6 pct
BUZZ-Atlas Financial: Slumps to record low on surprise Q4 loss urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3GY
** Best Inc BEST.N : up 8.8 pct
BUZZ-Best Inc shares eye 5-month high after upbeat results, forecast
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3JS
** NanoViricides Inc NNVC.A : up 3.0 pct
BUZZ-NanoViricides surges after update on skin drug urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3G4
** Tyson Foods Inc TSN.N : up 2.7 pct
BUZZ-Tyson Foods: Stephens starts with 'buy'; says "attractive entry point"
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3IN
** Western Digital Corp WDC.O : down 2.4 pct
** Micron Technology Inc MU.O : down 1.6 pct
BUZZ-Western Digital, Micron: Fall on Susquehanna memory trend forecast
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3FC
** Delta Air Lines DAL.N : up 2.4 pct
BUZZ-Delta Air Lines: Shares rise as co says demand solid in Q1 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3KU
** Gaia Inc GAIA.O : down 14.5 pct
BUZZ-Gaia Inc: Slips on quarterly miss, slower subscriber growth urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3LH
** Precipio Inc PRPO.O : up 4.4 pct
BUZZ-Precipio Inc: Jumps in heavy volume on strong order flow urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3LG
** Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc PCRX.O : down 4.7 pct
BUZZ-Pacira Pharma falls on deal to buy maker of non-opioid pain relief system
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3MS
** Document Security Systems DSS.A : up 76.0 pct
BUZZ-Document Security Systems: Eyes best day in a year urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3M0
** Staffing 360 Solutions STAF.O : up 3.4 pct
BUZZ-Staffing 360 Solutions: Set for best day in nearly 1-1/2 months
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3OS
** General Electric GE.N : down 4.1 pct
BUZZ-GE's 2019 stock roll in focus as CEO set to talk urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20S0K0
** GreenSky Inc GSKY.O : up 11.2 pct
BUZZ-GreenSky: Having best day since team up with AmEx urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20S0KI
** Endo International Plc ENDP.O : down 6.3 pct
BUZZ-Endo: Falls as Leerink downgrades on opioid lawsuit risks urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3U3
** Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N : down 0.1 pct
** Chevron Corp CVX.N : up 0.4 pct
BUZZ-Exxon dips, Chevron gains as Permian plans unveiled urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3VE
** Align Technology ALGN.O : down 6.9 pct
BUZZ-Align Tech: Grinds to bottom of S&P on order to shut stores urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3VH
** Willis Towers Watson Plc WLTW.O : up 4.8 pct
** Aon Plc AON.N : down 3.6 pct
BUZZ-Willis Towers Watson: At record high on report of Aon's buyout interest
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3X2
** Harley-Davidson Inc HOG.N : up 3.5 pct
BUZZ-Harley-Davidson Inc: Up after move into electric bikes for kids
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3XD
** Bionano Genomics BNGO.O : up 9.8 pct
BUZZ-Bionano Genomics: Jumps on results from human genome study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3XL
** Graftech International EAF.N : down 9.7 pct
BUZZ-GrafTech Int'l: Slides as Brookfield looks to lighten up urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20S0OH
** Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc MRNS.O : up 7.0 pct
BUZZ-Marinus Pharma: Jefferies starts coverage, sees near-term drivers
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3Y7
** Pedevco PED.A : up 12.6 pct
BUZZ-Pedevco: Jumps on deal to convert all debt into equity urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3YY
** Barnes & Noble Education BNED.N : down 29.8 pct
BUZZ-Barnes & Noble Education: Plunges on sales miss as fewer students turn
pages urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3Z7
** Psychemedics Corp PMD.O : down 21.0 pct
BUZZ-Psychemedics: Trips on 63 pct fall in Q4 profit urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S3ZW
** Electronic Arts EA.O : down 1.7 pct
BUZZ-EA: Drops as Cowen says "Apex Legends" scorching run is cooling
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S41N
** John Wiley & Sons JWa.N : down 16.0 pct
BUZZ-John Wiley & Sons: Slips after weak Q3 report urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S41U
** Citigroup C.N : down 1.6 pct
** Wells Fargo WFC.N : down 0.7 pct
** Morgan Stanley MS.N : down 0.9 pct
** Goldman Sachs GS.N : down 0.6 pct
** Bank of America BAC.N : down 0.1 pct
BUZZ-Big U.S. banks trading lower urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S408
** Pluralsight PS.O : down 5.3 pct
BUZZ-Pluralsight slumps on follow-on, convertible debt offering plans
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S42B
** G1 Therapeutics GTHX.O : down 1.1 pct
BUZZ-G1 Therapeutics lagging in 2019 ahead of investor day urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20S0T5
** Planet Fitness PLNT.N : up 2.1 pct
BUZZ-Planet Fitness: Shares lifted to record high by Kohl's partnership
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S41Y
** Turning Point Brands TPB.N : up 13.5 pct
BUZZ-Turning Point Brands: Surges on strong Q4 sales urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S43J
** Spotify Technology SA SPOT.N : up 4.1 pct
BUZZ-Spotify: Streaming higher on upbeat India numbers urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S43V
** BioHiTech Global BHTG.O : up 12.9 pct
BUZZ-BioHiTech Global: Jumps on plans for new facility urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S451
** Revlon Inc REV.N : down 16.8 pct
BUZZ-Revlon: Ugly day for stock after Nielsen data released urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20S0U2
** UnitedHealth UNH.N : up 2.1 pct
** Anthem ANTM.N : up 1.9 pct
BUZZ-UnitedHealth, Anthem rebound from insurer stock sell-off urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N20S0XE
** Intelsat SA I.N : down 15.5 pct
BUZZ-Intelsat: Plunges on report of U.S. lawmakers threat to spectrum sale
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S47L
** D.R. Horton Inc DHI.N : down 1.7 pct
** Lennar Corp LEN.N : down 1.8 pct
** PulteGroup Inc PHM.N : down 1.9 pct
** KB Home KBH.N : down 0.8 pct
BUZZ-U.S. homebuilders slip as Nov new home sales revised lower down
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N20S47D
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services .SPLRCL up 0.40 pct
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up 0.39 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS down 0.14 pct
Energy .SPNY down 0.33 pct
Financial .SPSY down 0.37 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.11 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI down 0.13 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT down 0.16 pct
Materials .SPLRCM down 0.15 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 0.34 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU down 0.17 pct
(Compiled by Arjun Panchadar in Bengaluru)