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U.S. stocks gained ground on Friday, boosted by shares of technology companies,
as sentiment was lifted by an upbeat note on trade talks between the United
States and China. .N
At 12:26 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.68 percent at
25,883.65. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.64 percent at 2,826.47 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was up 1.02 percent at 7,708.87.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Broadcom Inc AVGO.O , up 10 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123CQ
** Ulta Beauty Inc ULTA.O , up 9.3 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21245D
** Lam Research Corp LRCX.O , up 4.7 pct
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Whirlpool Corp WHR.N , down 5.7 pct
** Adobe Inc ADBE.O , down 4.7 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2122UE
** Gap Inc GPS.N , down 3.1 pct
The top NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Intelligent Systems Corp INS.N , up 24.4 pct
** CURO Group Holdings Corp CURO.N , up 12 pct
The top NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Ra Medical Systems Inc RMED.N , down 33 pct
** Jianpu Technology Inc JT.N , down 13.3 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Soleno Therapeutics Inc SLNO.O , up 203 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21236E
** Prana Biotechnology Ltd PRAN.O , up 39.7 pct
** Achieve Life Sciences Inc ACHV.O , up 31.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21237H
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Atossa Genetics Inc ATOS.O , down 40.8 pct
** PHI Inc PHII.O , down 31.6 pct
** BioScrip Inc BIOS.O , down 28.7 pct
** Tesla Inc TSLA.O : down 3.8 pct
BUZZ-Investors worry Model Y adds pressure to cash flow urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123VJ
UPDATE 2-Tesla unveils Model Y as electric vehicle race heats up, price starts
at $39,000 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2111L0
** Boeing Co BA.N : up 2.3 pct
BUZZ-Turns positive on report of software plug coming soon urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N212442
** Newell Brands Inc NWL.O : down 0.8 pct
BUZZ-CEO Michael Polk to retire urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123SV
UPDATE 1-Newell Brands CEO Polk to retire urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21156T
** Spotify Technology SA SPOT.N : up 2.0 pct
UPDATE 1-Apple says Spotify wants benefits of a free app without being free
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21221D
** Broadcom Inc AVGO.O : up 10.0 pct
BUZZ-Morgan Stanley, Jefferies raise price target after profit beat
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123CQ
** Adobe Inc ADBE.O : down 4.7 pct
BUZZ-Falls on current-quarter revenue forecast below estimates urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2122UE
BUZZ-Street View: Adobe's Q1 beat clouded by gloomy current-qtr forecast
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2122ZN
** Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O : up 1.2 pct
BUZZ-Keybanc upgrades to 'overweight' on higher retail margins urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2121FM
** Facebook Inc FB.O : down 2.4 pct
BUZZ-Product chief's exit 'surprising', to weigh on shares in near term - JP
Morgan urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123Y2
** BP PLC BP.N : up 0.1 pct
** Baker Hughes A GE Co BHGE.N : up 0.6 pct
** ConocoPhillips COP.N : up 1.1 pct
BUZZ-U.S. energy sector: Focus likely on oil majors, midstream cos till FCF
improves - Goldman Sachs urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21220O
** AT&T Inc T.N : up 0.3 pct
BUZZ-Shares get bump from first upgrade this year urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2122Z2
** Oracle Corp ORCL.N : down 0.1 pct
BUZZ-Falls on weak Q4 forecast, rating cut urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21238T
BUZZ-Street View: "Don’t Call It a Comeback"; challenges remains for Oracle
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123T6
** Schlumberger NV SLB.N : down 1.4 pct
BUZZ-Jefferies cuts Schlumberger in stock picking on offshore growth worries
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21239N
** Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N : up 0.5 pct
BUZZ-Citi, Morningstar cut EPS forecasts on 737 MAX groundings urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123IM
** Mastercard Inc MA.N : up 1.1 pct ** Visa Inc V.N : up 1.2 pct
BUZZ-Mastercard to outpace Visa in growth metrics, but Visa still "scale
leader" - J.P.Morgan urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21234L
** General Electric Co GE.N : down 2.7 pct
BUZZ-Street View: GE's low 2019 profit target, rosier future view urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2120KX
** Arcadia Biosciences Inc RKDA.O : up 11.8 pct
BUZZ-Surges on FDA nod for use of plant-based oil in cat food urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21232O
** Ulta Beauty Inc ULTA.O : up 9.3 pct
BUZZ-Helped by Kylie Jenner, Ulta Beauty captivates Wall Street urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21245D
** Soleno Therapeutics Inc SLNO.O : up 203.0 pct
BUZZ-Jumps on positive review of late-stage study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21236E
** Kopin Corp KOPN.O : down 24.8 pct
BUZZ-Slides on deep-discounted stock deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2120GE
** Ascena Retail Group Inc ASNA.O : down 26.5 pct
BUZZ-On pace to open at lowest level in more than 20 years urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21157B
** Achieve Life Sciences Inc ACHV.O : up 31.8 pct
BUZZ-Surges on smaller Q4 loss, e-cigarette opportunity urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21237H
** TPG RE Finance Trust Inc TRTX.N : down 2.9 pct
BUZZ-Mortgage REIT falls on 6 mln share offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2120AQ
** Genworth Financial Inc GNW.N : up 5.9 pct
BUZZ-Genworth, China Ocean extend merger deadline for 9th time urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123FV
** Restoration Robotics Inc HAIR.O : up 17.5 pct
BUZZ-Up on merger deal with Venus Concept urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123H9
** MDC Partners Inc MDCA.O : up 12.3 pct
BUZZ-PE fund invests $100 mln; names new CEO urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123IF
** Buckle Inc BKE.N : down 2.9 pct
BUZZ-Slides on surprise Q4 same-store sales drop urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123JX
** BioScrip Inc BIOS.O : down 28.7 pct
BUZZ-BioScrip's Option Care deal saves earnings blemish urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123JP
** MercadoLibre Inc MELI.O : down 1.4 pct
BUZZ-Top-rated analyst cuts high-flying stock to 'hold' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123MT
** Turtle Beach Corp HEAR.O : down 16.2 pct
BUZZ-Falls on lower-than-expected 2019 forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21233P
** Snap Inc SNAP.N : down 0.6 pct
BUZZ-Gaming platform plan powering shares to eight-month high urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123MX
** Tillys Inc TLYS.N : up 1.9 pct
BUZZ-Slides on weak current-quarter forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123NY
** Amgen Inc AMGN.O : up 1.3 pct
** Gilead Sciences Inc GILD.O : up 0.9 pct
BUZZ-Amgen, Gilead: Rise as BMO starts the undervalued stocks with 'outperform'
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123UG
** Zumiez Inc ZUMZ.O : up 0.6 pct
BUZZ-Shares drop on Q4 rev miss, soft guidance urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123P4
** GSE Systems Inc GVP.O : up 2.9 pct
BUZZ-Jumps after higher revenue urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123Q4
** Kirkland's Inc KIRK.O : down 16.3 pct
BUZZ-Falls on weak 2019 outlook, misses Q4 profit urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123RR
** Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc KPTI.O : up 11.1 pct
BUZZ-Surges; analysts say FDA review extension not necessarily bad urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123OA
** Cree Inc CREE.O : up 6.3 pct
BUZZ-Brightens on deal to sell lighting products unit urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123UU
** Soleno Therapeutics Inc SLNO.O : up 203.0 pct
BUZZ-More than triples after positive review of late-stage study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123Y5
** Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS TKC.N : down 3.1 pct
BUZZ-Drops on CEO exit urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123XJ
** Mammoth Energy Services Inc TUSK.O : down 15.1 pct
BUZZ-Falls on Q4 revenue miss urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21241L
** Fox Corp FOXAV.O : up 2.7 pct
BUZZ-Moffett Nathanson starts with 'buy' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2123T9
** Noodles & Co NDLS.O : down 14.8 pct
BUZZ-In a soup as snowstorms set to hurt Q1 comp sales urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N212427
** Microsoft Corp MSFT.O : up 2.1 pct
BUZZ-Microsoft shares hit record intraday high urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2120SC
** Marriott International Inc MAR.O : up 1.9 pct
BUZZ-Rises as activist investor Litt seeks seat on board urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N212451
** Triton International Ltd TRTN.N : down 4.0 pct
BUZZ-Triton Int'l shares submerge as Warburg Pincus cashes out urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2120UC
** Altria Group Inc MO.N : up 0.7 pct
BUZZ-Loses ground as India calls for blocking Juul entry urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21245F
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services .SPLRCL up 0.10 pct
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up 0.56 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.65 pct
Energy .SPNY up 0.01 pct
Financial .SPSY up 0.65 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.50 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI up 0.20 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 1.59 pct
Materials .SPLRCM up 0.31 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR down 0.33 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU up 0.58 pct
(Compiled by Manojna Maddipatla in Bengaluru)
((Reuters Messaging: manojna.kalyani.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))