U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Pfizer, Apple, Tesla, Moderna

NeuroMetrix

08/12/2020 16:06

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The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Tuesday as surging COVID-19 cases and strict
restrictions in California threatened to further weigh on an already stalling
economic recovery, while losses in Tesla pulled the Nasdaq off its record high.
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    At 10:54 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.06% at
30,086.94. The S&P 500  .SPX  was down 0.09% at 3,688.76 and the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was down 0.14% at 12,501.857.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Equifax Inc  EFX.N , up 10.9%
 ** Marathon Oil  MRO.N , up 5.3%
 ** Etsy Inc  ETSY.O , up 4.9%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Autozone Inc  AZO.N , down 4.9%
 ** Newell Brand Inc  NWL.O , down 4.7%
 ** Lennar Corp  LEN.N , down 4.2%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Platinum Grp Met  PLG.N , up 23.6%
 ** QuantumScape Corp  QS.N , up 20.7%
 ** Smartsheet Inc  SMAR.N , up 18.3%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Penumbra Inc  PEN.N , down 11.9%
 ** Timkensteel Corp  TMST.N , down 11.8%
 ** Nexgen Energy Ltd  NXE.N , down 9.2%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Curis Inc  CRIS.O , up 330.3%
 ** Lexicon Phar Ord  LXRX.O , up 84.1%
 ** Neurometrix  NURO.O , up 74.9%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Frncsca Hldg Crp  FRAN.O , down 18.9%
 ** Conns Inc  CONN.O , down 18.5%
 ** Gamida Cell Ltd  GMDA.O , down 18%
 
 
 
 ** Pfizer Inc  PFE.N : up 1.9%
 BUZZ-Up as FDA backs COVID-19 vaccine ahead of expert panel meeting
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO3BO
 
 ** Apple Inc  AAPL.O : down 0.3%
 BUZZ-Rises on launch of over-ear headphones AirPods Max  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO38D
 
 ** Tesla Inc  TSLA.O : down 2.3%
 BUZZ-Down as it looks to sell shares worth up to $5 bln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO2IP
 
 ** Moderna Inc  MRNA.O : up 5.8%
 BUZZ-Rises after Switzerland increases COVID-19 vaccine order  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO3HL
 
 ** ON Semiconductor Corp  ON.O : up 4.5%
 BUZZ-Up as brokerages raise PT on new CEO appointment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO2RV
 
 ** Accolade Inc  ACCD.O : up 8.2%
 BUZZ-Canaccord Genuity starts coverage with 'buy'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO2LA
 
 ** Hollysys Automation Technologies  HOLI.O : up 13.7%
 BUZZ-Jumps on acquisition proposal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO2NL
 
 ** United Therapeutics Corp  UTHR.O : up 2.6%
 BUZZ-Jefferies says blood pressure drug has potential in new indication
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO2N7
 
 ** Tarena International  TEDU.O : up 12.4%
 BUZZ-Jumps after founder's buyout offer  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO2R2
 
 ** Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc  MRNS.O : down 9.6%
 BUZZ-Drops on stock offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2IO0TX
 
 ** G-III Apparel Group  GIII.O : up 6.3%
 BUZZ-Jumps on Q3 revenue, profit beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO309
 
 ** Stitch Fix  SFIX.O : up 42.9%
 BUZZ-Jumps as brokerages raise PTs on strong Q1 results, FY forecast
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO2O3
 
 ** SiriusXM Holdings Inc  SIRI.O : up 1.2%
 BUZZ-Rises on new 5-year deal with Howard Stern  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO32V
 
 ** Curis Inc  CRIS.O : up 330.3%
 BUZZ-Triples in value on positive early-stage leukemia treatment trial data
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO351
 
 ** Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc  LXRX.O : up 84.1%
 BUZZ-Rises after Citigroup says buy  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO348
 
 ** Nikola Corp  NKLA.O : up 2.8%
 BUZZ-Founder Trevor Milton sells $55.6 mln worth shares in co  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO38S
 
 ** Conn's Inc  CONN.O : down 18.5%
 BUZZ-Drops on Q3 revenue miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO3AY
 
 ** Ibio Inc  IBIO.N : down 13.5%
 BUZZ-Ibio slumps on $35 mln equity offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2IO12T
 
 ** Arcturus Therapeutics  ARCT.O : down 16.1%
 BUZZ-Drops on $150 mln share offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO2VJ
 
 ** Toll Brothers Inc  TOL.N : down 7.9%
 BUZZ-UBS cuts PT on likely lower FY21 profit, shares fall  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO3DD
 
 ** Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc  FMTX.O : up 2.7%
 BUZZ-Rises on positive data from sickle cell disease drug study  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO3HA
  
 ** United States Steel Corp  X.N : up 9.1%
 BUZZ-U.S. Steel to buy remaining stake in Big River Steel for $774 mln
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO3I5
 
 ** Athira Pharma Inc  ATHA.O : up 2.2%
 BUZZ-Rises on NIH grant for Alzheimer's drug candidate  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO3JK
 
 ** MicroStrategy Inc  MSTR.O : down 7.7%
 BUZZ-MicroStrategy slides on planned $400 mln raise to buy more Bitcoin
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2IO1ER
 
 ** Equifax Inc  EFX.N : up 10.9%
 BUZZ-Hits record high after Q4 rev outlook lift  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO3KF
 
 ** Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc  AGIO.O : down 15.0%
 BUZZ-Falls after reporting data from sickle cell disease therapy  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO3KI
 
 ** H&R Block Inc  HRB.N : down 6.6%
 BUZZ-Drops on Q3 wider loss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2IO3KK
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   down 0.43%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   down 0.67%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.04%
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 1.92%
 Financial                .SPSY     down 0.44%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 0.37%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 0.39%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   down 0.13%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.37%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   down 0.36%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   down 0.63%
 
 (Compiled by Trisha Roy in Bengaluru)
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