U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Ulta Beauty, Nike, Gilead Sciences, Insmed

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03/02/2020 17:05

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Wall Street's main indexes rose at the open on Monday, following their worst
week in at least four months due to growth concerns stemming from the
coronavirus epidemic.  .N 
    At 11:40 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.74% at
28,464.83. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.79% at 3,251.01 and the Nasdaq Composite
 .IXIC  was up 1.27% at 9,266.732.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Nike Inc  NKE.N , up 4.5 %  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33V6
 ** Gilead Sciences  GILD.O , up 4.4 %  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A330L
 ** Ulta Beauty Inc  ULTA.O , up 4.3 %  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N25O2OT
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Sysco Corp  SYY.N , down 6 %  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33ST
 ** Valero Energy  VLO.N , down 4.2 %
 ** Cimarex Energy  XEC.N , down 3.8 %
 
 The top NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Eros Intel  EROS.N , up 14.5 %
 ** Annovis Bio Inc  ANVS.N , up 13.9 %
 
 The top NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** NanoViricides  NNVC.N , down 32.9 %
 ** Vivint Smart Home Inc  VVNT.N , down 13.3 %
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Artelo Biosciences Inc  ARTL.O , up 46.3 %  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33N2
 ** Insmed Inc  INSM.O , up 40.4 % []
 ** BOQI International Medical Inc  BIMI.O , up 34.5 %
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Cleveland Biolbs  CBLI.O , down 26.5 %
 ** Allied Healthcare  AHPI.O , down 19.5 %
 ** Napco Securities Technologies  NSSC.O , down 18.4 %  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33V7
 
  ** BioCryst Pharmaceuticals  BCRX.O : up 9.3%
 BUZZ-Jumps after submitting Japanese marketing application for swelling
treatment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33Y3
    
  ** Opus Bank  OPB.O : down 5.8%
 BUZZ-Pacific Premier's $1 bln all-stock offer for Opus Bank brings both down
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33VK
    
  ** Bloomin' Brands  BLMN.O : flat
 BUZZ-Rises after Jana pitches three directors to board  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33XP
  
 ** Murphy USA  MUSA.N : up 1.9%
 BUZZ-Up as JPM upgrades on fair valuation  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33XL
 ** BOQI International Medical Inc  BIMI.O : up 36.7%
 BUZZ-Jumps on deal to buy medical distributor  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33WE
  
 ** Northwest Pipe  NWPX.O : up 4.6%
 BUZZ-Northwest Pipe rises on Utah-based Geneva Pipe acquisition  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33SE
  
 ** Orgenesis Inc  ORGS.O : up 9.8%
 BUZZ-Orgenesis climbs after selling its unit to Catalent  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33TQ
 
 ** Dollar General  DG.N : up 1.4%
 BUZZ-Up on plan to add 8,000 jobs through new store openings  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33UY
  
 ** NAPCO Security Technologies  NSSC.O : down 17.9%
 BUZZ-Falls on dismal Q2 sales  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33V7
  
 ** Abercrombie & Fitch  ANF.N : up 1.0%
 BUZZ-Rises after Telsey upgrades to "outperform"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33UX
  
 ** Exxon Mobil  XOM.N : down 2.1%
 BUZZ-GS downgrades on lack of free cash flow, shares down  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33TO
  
 ** Citigroup Inc  C.N : up 1.5%
 Morgan Stanley  MS.N : up 1.5%
 Goldman Sachs Group Inc  GS.N : up 1.4%
 Wells Fargo & Co  WFC.N : up 1.1%
 Bank of America Corp  BAC.N : up 1.1%
 JPMorgan Chase & Co  JPM.N : up 1.2%
 BUZZ-U.S. big banks rise as bond yield spread widens  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33TH
  
 ** Sysco Corp  SYY.N : down 5.6%
 BUZZ-Falls on Q2 revenue miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33ST
  
 **United Therapeutics  UTHR.O : down 3.7%
 BUZZ-United Therapeutics falls after treatment fails lung cancer study
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33RI
 
 ** Axalta Coating Systems  AXTA.N : up 1.7%
 BUZZ-Deal or no deal, BMO sees compelling risk-reward  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33GJ
 
 ** Seagate Technology  STX.O : up 1.7%
 BUZZ-Rises as Stifel upgrades on optimism over hard disk market urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33QH
  
  ** Artelo Biosciences  ARTL.O : up 46.3%
 BUZZ-Soars on $4.2 mln grant for cancer therapy platform  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33N2
    
  ** Astronics Corp  ATRO.O : up 3.9%
 BUZZ-Falls as 737 MAX grounding leads to 2020 outlook withdrawal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33LL
 
  ** Tesla Inc  TSLA.O : up 12.2%
 BUZZ-Tesla eyes record high as Panasonic battery venture turns profitable
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33LV
 
  ** Ulta Beauty  ULTA.O : up 4.0%
 BUZZ-Rises after Goldman Sachs upgrades to "buy"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N25O2OT
 
  ** Moleculin Biotech  MBRX.O : up 3.4%
 BUZZ-Up after blood cancer drug succeeds early-stage study  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33JM
 
  ** CTI BioPharma Corp  CTIC.O : up 10.9%
 BUZZ-Rises on rights offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33IP
 
  ** Insmed Inc:  INSM.O : up 36.9%
 BUZZ-Surges after lung disorder drug succeeds mid-stage study  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33IY
 
  ** Northrop Grumman Corp  NOC.N : down 3.0%
 BUZZ-Falls after Goldman Sachs double downgrades stock  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33GO
 
  ** Luckin Coffee  LK.O : up 3.2%
 BUZZ-Gains after co denies short seller's fraud allegations [USNnL4N2A33GL
 
  ** AECOM  ACM.N : up 0.3%
 BUZZ-Eyes three-week low on Q1 profit miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33DB
 
  ** Baidu Inc  BIDU.O : up 4.7%
 BUZZ-Baidu gains after raising Q4 rev forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33CC
 
  ** PG&E Corp  PCG.N : up 8.8%
 BUZZ-PG&E to open at near 6-month high on updated reorganization plan
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33DS
 
  ** Aurora Cannabis  ACB.N : up 3.4%
 BUZZ-Aurora Cannabis gains as facility gets nod to export medical cannabis to
Europe  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33D8
 
  ** Asbury Automotive Group  ABG.N : up 5.4%
 BUZZ-Higher used vehicle sales drive profit beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33CN
 
  ** Nike Inc  NKE.N : up 4.7%
 BUZZ-Rises after UBS upgrade, JPM addition to focus list  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33V6
 
  ** Clovis Oncology  CLVS.O : up 2.3%
 BUZZ-Up after France covers ovarian cancer drug  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33AT
 
  ** Nektar Therapeutics  NKTR.O : up 8.3%
 BUZZ-Nektar Therapeutics rises after Mizuho says buy  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A335Q
 
  ** Apple Inc  AAPL.O : up 1.2%
 BUZZ-Wedbush says impact from China store closures negligible  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A3336
 
  ** Check Point Software Technologies Ltd  CHKP.O : down 0.6%
 BUZZ-Check Point Software down as outlook disappoints  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A33QK
 
  ** Colgate Palmolive Co  CL.N : up 1.7%
 BUZZ-Street View: A brighter future for Colgate-Palmolive  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A330H
 
  ** Gilead Sciences Inc  GILD.O : up 4.3%
 BUZZ-Gilead surges on testing Ebola drug for coronavirus treatment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A330L
 
  ** Taylor Morrison Home Corp  TMHC.N : up 2.8%
 BUZZ-Taylor Morrison set to join S&P MidCap 400, shares rise  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A05FU
 
  ** Carolina Financial Corp  CARO.O : up 1.1%
 BUZZ-Rises on Q4 profit beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A05FL
 
  ** Maxar Technologies Inc  MAXR.N : up 2.7%
 BUZZ-Rises on NASA contract  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A05FD
 
  ** ClearSign Technologies Corp  CLIR.O : down 3.3%
 BUZZ-Drops on possible project delay in China due to coronavirus  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A05F7
 
  ** Aimmune Therapeutics Inc  AIMT.O : up 4.4%
 BUZZ-Aimmune shares soar as peanut allergy drug gets FDA nod  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A05EI
 Street View: Aimmune Therapeutics' peanut allergy drug set for success
  
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 1.04%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 1.16%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.05%
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 1.51%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 0.89%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 0.88%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 0.44%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 1.29%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 1.03%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.29%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.14%
 
 (Compiled by Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru)