U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Darden Restaurants, Natgas firms, Affirm Holdings

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19/12/2024 18:41

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Wall Street's main indexes gained some ground on Thursday, a day
after the Federal Reserve's projections of fewer-than-expected
interest rate cuts and higher inflation next year wrong-footed
some investors and pummeled U.S. stocks. .N 
        
At  13:30 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up
0.59% at 42,574.63.The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.50% at 5,901.62,
and the Nasdaq Composite  .IXIC  was up 0.49% at 19,486.76.
 
The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
** Darden Restaurants  DRI.N , up 15.3%
** Accenture  ACN.N , up 6.9%
** Ge Vernova  GEV.N , up 4.9%
The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
** Lamb Weston Holdings  LW.N , down 20.4%
** Micron Technology  MU.O , down 16.6%
** Vertex Pharmaceuticals  VRTX.O , down 12.2%
 
The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
** Soho House & Co  SHCO.N , up 54.8%
** Vince Holding  VNCE.N , up 18.3%
** Sable Offshore  SOC.N , up 17.2%
The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
** D-Wave Quantum  QBTS.N , down 32.4%
** Cango  CANG.N , down 28.5%
** Lamb Weston Holdings  LW.N , down 20.4%
 
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** PainReform  PRFX.O , up 414.2%
** Psyence Biomedical  PBM.O , up 188.9%
** Bio Path Holdings  BPTH.O , up 181.0%
The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
** Snow Lake Resources  LITM.O , down 60.6%
** Polyrizon  PLRZ.O , down 44.4%
** Quantum Computing  QUBT.O , down 42.6%
    
 ** STMicroelectronics  STM.N :
BUZZ - European chip stocks fall after Micron's downbeat
quarterly guidance  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3NK0CO
 
 ** Lamb Weston Holdings  LW.N :
BUZZ - Slumps on annual sales forecast cut, CEO change
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1C3
    
 ** Micron Technology  MU.O :
BUZZ - Plunges after downbeat Q2 forecast on weak demand
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK0UU
    
 ** Vertex Pharmaceuticals  VRTX.O :
BUZZ - Tumbles as experimental drug, placebo show similar pain
reduction urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1B5
    
 ** Tapestry  TPR.N :
BUZZ - Up after Jefferies raises rating to 'buy', PT to
Street-high  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK0Y0X
    
 ** Peloton Interactive  PTON.O :
BUZZ - Shares up; Telsey Advisory Group raises PT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NH0X8
    
 ** Accenture  ACN.N :
BUZZ - Gains after raising FY25 revenue forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1AQ
    
 ** Oklo  OKLO.N :
BUZZ - Rises after Wedbush initiates coverage with 'outperform'
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK10D
    
 ** Okta  OKTA.O :
BUZZ - Rises as KeyBanc upgrades to 'overweight'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK10M
    
 ** CarMax  KMX.N :
BUZZ - Up after co posts first quarterly sales rise in over two
years  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK141
    
 ** Conagra Brands  CAG.N :
BUZZ - Falls after cutting annual profit forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK0ZT
    
 ** Zoom Communications  ZM.O :
BUZZ - Rises as Jefferies turns bullish on AI monetization plans
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL6N3NK0H3
    
 ** Marker Therapeutics  MRKR.O :
BUZZ - Slides after $16 mln private placement  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK15T
    
 ** C3.ai  AI.N :
BUZZ - Falls as KeyBanc downgrades to 'underweight'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK12L
    
 ** Altimmune  ALT.O :
BUZZ - Up on addition to Nasdaq Biotech index  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK13R
    
 ** Paychex  PAYX.O :
BUZZ - Rises after Q2 profit beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1AK
   
 ** KBR  KBR.N :
BUZZ - Shares rise on report activist investor Irenic has built
stake  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK17K
    
 ** RTX  RTX.N :
BUZZ - Up after RBC raises rating, PT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK185
    
 ** Boeing  BA.N :
BUZZ - TD Cowen raises Boeing PT, planemaker's shares rise
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK172
    
 ** Archer Aviation  ACHR.N :
BUZZ - Rises after receiving occupancy certificate for Georgia
manufacturing facility  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1B0
    
 ** Cintas  CTAS.O :
BUZZ - Falls after Q2 results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1BM 
    
 ** Lucid Group  LCID.O :
 ** Rivian Automotive  RIVN.O :
 ** Winnebago Industries  WGO.N :
 ** Nio  NIO.N :
BUZZ - Short sellers targeting major auto stocks, report says
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK18R
 
 ** U.S. Bancorp  USB.N :
BUZZ - Rises after Raymond James upgrades to 'outperform'
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK197
    
 ** Trio Petroleum  TPET.N :
BUZZ - Jumps on deal to acquire oil and gas assets in Canada
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1CQ
    
 ** Darden Restaurants  DRI.N :
BUZZ - Hits record high after raising annual sales forecast
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1C7
    
 ** EQT  EQT.N :
 ** Sempra Energy  SRE.N :
 ** NextDecade  NEXT.O :
 ** CNX Resources  CNX.N :
BUZZ - Natgas firms up on lower output, rising LNG feedgas
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1GR
    
 ** Affirm Holdings  AFRM.O :
BUZZ - Up after Jefferies raises rating to 'buy', PT to
Street-high  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1H8
    
 ** Warner Bros Discovery  WBD.O :
 ** Comcast  CMCSA.O :
 ** Walt Disney  DIS.N :
 ** Live Nation Entertainment  LYV.N :
BUZZ - BofA expects more favorable regulatory backdrop for M&A
in media industry in 2025  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1FU
    
 ** Nike  NKE.N :
BUZZ - Shares barely moving; quarterly EPS, rev seen slipping
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3NK0W2
    
 ** European Wax Center  EWCZ.O :
BUZZ - Down after Telsey downgrades stock to 'market perform'
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1I7
    
 ** Hims & Hers Health  HIMS.N :
BUZZ - Falls after US FDA says Lilly's weight-loss drug shortage
resolved  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1DJ
    
 ** Vermilion Energy  VET.N :
BUZZ - Forecasts FCF above estimates, raises dividend; shares up
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NK1BN
    
 The 12 major S&P 500 sectors: 
 Index RIC    Index name                      Percent change
                                              %
  .SPX        S&P 500                                     0.5
  .SPLRCT     S&P 500 Information Technology             0.82
  .SPLRCU     S&P 500 Utilities                          1.46
  .SPLRCD     S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary             0.33
  .SPLRCM     S&P 500 Materials                         -0.55
  .SPLRCI     S&P 500 Industrials                        0.22
  .SPLRCL     S&P 500 Communication Services             0.87
              (Sector)                        
  .SPSY       S&P 500 Financials                         0.94
  .SPLRCR     S&P 500 Real Estate                       -0.18
  .SPXHC      S&P 500 Health Care                       -0.38
  .SPLRCS     S&P 500 Consumer Staples                   0.03
  .SPNY       S&P 500 Energy                            -0.84
 
 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Neil J Kanatt)
 ((Neil.JKanatt@thomsonreuters.com;))