U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Microsoft, Apple, Nektar Therapeutics, Whirlpool, Fiat Chrysler

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04/06/2018 19:16

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Apple  AAPL.O  and Microsoft  MSFT.O  led a rally in technology stocks on
Monday, driving U.S. stocks higher, after the iPhone maker kicked off its annual
developers conference and the Windows software maker snagged a popular coding
website.  .N 
    At 14:01 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.65 percent at
24,795.84. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.36 percent at 2,744.52 and the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was up 0.6 at 7596.4.
 
 
 BUZZ-NYSE Composite: Ticked off  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1T60CC
    
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Under Armour A  UAA.N , up 6 pct
 ** Under Armour C  UA.N , up 5.9 pct
 ** Target Corp  TGT.N , up 4.6 pct
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Nektar Therapeutics  NKTR.OQ , down 42.3 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T63K2
 ** Baker Hughes A GE Co  BHGE.N , down 6.4 pct
 ** Newfield Exploration  NFX.N , down 5.8 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Companhia Siderurgica Nacional  SID.N , up 15.2 pct
 ** CSS Industries Inc  CSS.N , up 13.2 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1T60KI
 ** Sogou Inc Adr  SOGO.N , up 12.7 pct
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Transcontinental Realty Investors  TCI.N , down 18 pct
 ** Oncocyte Corp  OCX.N , down 17.9 pct
 ** Daqo New Energy Corp  DQ.N , down 17.8 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** American Electric Technologies Inc  AETI.O , up 220.3 pct
 ** Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc  DCPH.O , up 40.7 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T64Q0
 ** Renmin Tianli Group Inc  ABAC.O , up 30.8 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Nektar Therapeutics  NKTR.O , down 42.2 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T63K2
 ** Jounce Therapeutics Inc  JNCE.O , down 36.3 pct
 ** Cytomx Therapeutics Inc  CTMX.O , down 19.4 pct
 
 ** Microsoft Corp  MSFT.O : up 0.6 pct
 BUZZ-Microsoft Corp: Touches record high on $7.5 bln GitHub deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T6475  
 
 UPDATE 1-Microsoft to buy coding site GitHub for $7.5 bln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T647L
 
 ** Apple Inc  AAPL.O : up 1.0 pct
 BUZZ-Apple to turn spotlight on AR at annual developer conference  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T64GL
 
 ** Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc  DCPH.O : up 40.7 pct
 BUZZ-Touches record high on early-stage cancer data  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T64Q0
 
 ** Nektar Therapeutics  NKTR.O : down 42.2 pct
 BUZZ-Worst day ever after cancer drug data raises questions urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T63K2 
 
 ** American Electric Technologies Inc  AETI.O : up 220.3 pct
 BUZZ-Triples in value on $14 mln contract  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T64RR
 
 ** First Solar Inc  FSLR.O : down 7.2 pct
 ** SunPower Corp  SPWR.O : down 3.9 pct 
 ** Canadian Solar Inc  CSIQ.O : down 14.0 pct
 BUZZ-Cloudy day for solar stocks on China energy policy changes  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1T60VR
 
 ** Origin Bancorp Inc  OBNK.O : down 1.9 pct
 BUZZ-Sandler O'Neill starts with 'hold'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T64O0 
 
 ** Wynn Resorts Ltd  WYNN.O  down 5.7 pct
 BUZZ-Deutsche Bank cuts PT but remains bullish on long term  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T64QT
 
 ** Merck & Co  MRK.N : up 2.1 pct 
 ** Loxo Oncology Inc  LOXO.O : down 0.8 pct
 ** Jounce Therapeutics  JNCE.O : down 36.3 pct
 BUZZ-Nektar, Jounce plunge; Merck, bluebird rise after industry meet 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T63UI 
 
 ** CSS Industries Inc  CSS.N : up 13.2 pct
 BUZZ-Stock jumps as D A Davidson says "buy"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1T60KI
 
 ** General Electric Co  GE.N : down 2.1 pct
 BUZZ-Options market sees hefty dividend cut  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1T60MR
 
 ** Whirlpool Corp  WHR.N : up 3.0 pct
 BUZZ-Credit Suisse says 'buy' on positive U.S. tailwinds  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T63HU
 
 ** Highpower International Inc  HPJ.O : up 13.9 pct
 BUZZ-Jumps on potential 'going-private' deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T64K7
 
 ** Fossil Group Inc  FOSL.O : up 9.0 pct
 BUZZ-Jumps on KeyBanc PT raise  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T64KZ
 
 ** Anheuser Busch Inbev  BUD.N : up 3.1 pct
 BUZZ-Rises on HSBC upgrade to "buy"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T62H6
 
 ** Vaxart Inc  VXRT.O : down 18.1 pct
 BUZZ-Infection treatment fails to meet main goal of study  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T643A
 
 ** Trade Desk Inc  TTD.O : down 4.8 pct
 BUZZ-Trade Desk shares down as Wells Fargo steps to sidelines  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1T60RC
 ** Facebook Inc  FB.O : down 0.3 pct
 BUZZ-Falls on NYT report of data access to device makers  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T648M
 Facebook fends off new NYT charges over data access  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T63W9
 
 ** Amazon.com Inc  AMZN.O : up 0.9 pct
 BUZZ-Amazon's private labels to help expand reach - SunTrust  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1T63VM
 
 ** Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV  FCAU.N : down 3.1 pct
 BUZZ-Fiat Chrysler down after strategy plan on lack of deals, CEO uncertainty
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1T62ZR
  
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.93 pct
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.88 pct
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 0.90 pct
 Financial                .SPSY     up 0.28 pct
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 0.24 pct
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.09 pct
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.79 pct
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.46 pct
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.51 pct
 Teleservices             .SPLRCL   down 0.10 pct
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   down 0.77 pct
 
 (Compiled by Nikhil Subba in Bengaluru; Edited by Shounak Dasgupta)
 ((Reuters Messaging: Nikhil.Subba.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))