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U.S. stocks inched higher on Friday, as declines in chip and retail stocks after
weak results for Nvidia Corp and Nordstrom Inc were offset by gains in energy
and healthcare stocks. .N
At 11:17 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.21
percent at 25,343.63. The S&P 500 .SPX was unchanged at 2,730.26 and the
Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 0.49 percent at 7,223.63.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** PG&E Corp PCG.N , up 38 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3T9
** Edison International EIX.N , up 13.3 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3T9
** Coty Inc COTY.N , up 4.5 pct
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O , down 17.1 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR4BF
** Nordstrom Inc JWN.N , down 13.4 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3Z9
** Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O , down 4.4 pct
The top NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** PG&E Corp PCG.N , up 38 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3T9
** Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage Inc NGVC.N , up 17.9 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR4BP
The top NYSE .PL.N percentage loser:
** Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc WAIR.N , down 14 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR4D5
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** EMC Insurance Group Inc EMCI.O , up 30.1 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR4EW
** Sphere 3D Corp ANY.O , up 30.4 pct
** Asta Funding Inc ASFI.O , up 23.9 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Limbach Holdings Inc LMB.O , down 31.9 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1XQ8V3
** Priority Technology Holdings Inc PRTHU.O , down 25.2 pct
** Acadia Healthcare Co Inc ACHC.O , down 21.4 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR4BM
** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O : down 17.1 pct
** Applied Materials Inc AMAT.O : down 1.9 pct
** Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O : down 4.0 pct
** Micron Technology Inc MU.O : down 1.9 pct
BUZZ-Chip stocks pressured by Nvidia, Applied Materials' tepid forecasts
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** Viacom Inc VIAB.O : up 0.4 pct
BUZZ-Up on quarterly beat, signs film deal with Netflix urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR42Y
** Nordstrom Inc JWN.N : down 13.4 pct
BUZZ-Nordstrom adds to gloomy week for U.S. department stores urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3Z9
** PG&E Corp PCG.N : up 38.0 pct
** Edison International EIX.N : up 13.3 pct
BUZZ-Soars on report regulator wants to avoid bankruptcy urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3T9
** Facebook Inc FB.O : down 2.8 pct
UPDATE 1-U.S. senator to query Facebook about report on treatment of critics
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** AstraZeneca Plc AZN.N : down 2.2 pct
BUZZ-Slips as lung cancer drug fails study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR40F
** ReWalk Robotics Ltd RWLK.O : down 44.3 pct
BUZZ-Slumps after offering is priced urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3PC
** EMC Insurance Group Inc EMCI.O : up 30.1 pct
BUZZ-Shares surge on proposed acquisition urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR4EW
** Acadia Healthcare Co Inc ACHC.O : down 21.4 pct
BUZZ-Slumps on report of stalling buyout talks with KKR urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR4BM
** Sonos Inc SONO.O : up 9.0 pct
BUZZ-Leaps on revenue beat, smaller-than-expected loss urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3YP
** Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage Inc NGVC.N : up 17.9 pct
BUZZ-Rises after strong Q4 and PT hike urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR4BP
** Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc WAIR.N : down 14.0 pct
BUZZ-Shares down after Q4 profit miss urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR4D5
** Williams-Sonoma Inc WSM.N : down 11.8 pct
BUZZ-Falls after all brand sales disappoint urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3VT
** Home Depot Inc HD.N : down 0.7 pct
BUZZ-Down after BofA Merrill cuts to 'neutral' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3VS
** Michael Kors Holdings Ltd KORS.N : down 3.6 pct
BUZZ-Inventory management among challenges weighing on top-line - Oppenheimer
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR2GY
** Cardinal Health Inc CAH.N : down 2.1 pct
BUZZ-Slips on Leerink downgrade to 'market perform' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR4BY
** Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc MDGL.O : down 5.9 pct
BUZZ-Evercore says stock sell-off concerns overblown, upgrades rating
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3YT
** Square Inc SQ.N : down 1.9 pct
BUZZ-Down on outgoing CFO leaving earlier than expected urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1XR3XT
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services .SPLRCL down 0.60 pct
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD down 0.97 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.23 pct
Energy .SPNY up 0.69 pct
Financial .SPSY down 0.04 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.75 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI down 0.50 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT down 0.14 pct
Materials .SPLRCM down 0.02 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 0.86 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU up 1.40 pct
(Compiled by Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru)
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