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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, boosted by a surge in Nike on its strong earnings
report and as banking stocks soared after clearing the Federal Reserve's stress
test. .N
At 12:00 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.91 percent at
24,436.8. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.74 percent at 2,736.44 and the Nasdaq
Composite .IXIC was up 0.57 percent at 7,546.118.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX.OQ , up 13.2 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4TN
** Nike Inc NKE.N , up 11.6 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV54F
** Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N , up 5.2 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4EK
The top S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Constellation Brands Inc STZ.N , down 4 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4NL
** Under Armour Inc UA.N , down 3.5 pct
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** New Concept Energy Inc GBR.N , up 131.4 pct
** Friedman Industries Inc FRD.N , up 29.3 pct
** Pedevco Corp PED.N , up 26.3 pct
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** China Rapid Finance Inc XRF.N , down 11.5 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4EL
** Synnex Corp SNX.N , down 9.6 pct
** Telecom Argentina SA TEO.N , down 8.2 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Echelon Corp ELON.O , up 98.1 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4JM
** Gemphire Therapeutics Inc GEMP.O , up 93.7 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4UD
** Acceleron Pharma Inc XLRN.O , up 43.1 pct
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Gevo Inc GEVO.O , down 36.5 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4EU
** China Lending Corp CLDC.O , down 18.1 pct
** Xenetic Biosciences Inc XBIO.O , down 15.7 pct
** C&J Energy Services Inc CJ.N : down 0.5 pct
** FTS International Inc FTSI.N : down 6.2 pct
** Keane Group Inc FRAC.N : down 2.2 pct
** U.S. Silica Holdings SLCA.N : down 0.8 pct
** TechnipFMC PLC FTI.N : up 1.2 pct
** Baker Hughes A GE Co BHGE.N : up 0.8 pct
** Weatherford International PLC WFT.N : up 0.8 pct
** Schlumberger NV SLB.N : up 0.5 pct
BUZZ-Wells Fargo downgrades oilfield services cos on Permian weakness
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV531
** Hess Corp HES.N : up 2.6 pct
BUZZ-Hits 2-year high on JV interest sale, higher oil prices urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV53E
** Nike Inc NKE.N : up 11.6 pct
** Visa Inc V.N : up 0.3 pct
** Microsoft Corp MSFT.O : up 0.7 pct
** Boeing Co BA.N : up 0.9 pct
** Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.O : down 0.6 pct
** Under Armour Inc UAA.N : down 3.4 pct
Story headline if any USN
BUZZ-Nike: Best day in 4 yrs swooshes it to top of Dow for 2018 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV54F
** Constellation Brands Inc STZ.N : down 4.0 pct
BUZZ-Falls after Q2 profit misses estimates urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4NL
** China Rapid Finance XRF.N : down 11.5 pct
BUZZ-Record low as MS raises concern over growth delays urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4EL
** GMS Inc GMS.N : up 7.5 pct
BUZZ-Shares up off floor following sell-off, Raymond James upgrade urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1TV0R0
** Galapagos NV GLPG.O : down 4.9 pct
BUZZ-Stock slumps on disappointing drug results urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1TV3NY
** Echelon Corp ELON.O : up 98.1 pct
BUZZ-Doubles on deal to be bought by Adesto Technologies urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4JM
** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX.O : up 13.2 pct
BUZZ-Rises after rival's disappointing trial data urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4TN
** Puma Biotechnology Inc PBYI.O : up 5.1 pct
BUZZ-Rises after EU panel recommendation for cancer drug urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4NR
** Celgene Corp CELG.O : up 4.4 pct
BUZZ-"Much-needed good news" for Celgene as blood disorder drug meets study
goals urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4NJ
** Tenet Healthcare Corp THC.N : down 3.1 pct
BUZZ-Jefferies says stock adequately valued, downgrades to "hold" urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4YM
** Gevo Inc GEVO.O : down 36.5 pct
BUZZ-Down on upsized "at-the-market" stock offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4EU
** Profire Energy Inc PFIE.O : down 8.4 pct
BUZZ-Stock burned as top holders sell urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1TV0F5
** Dermira Inc DERM.O : up 5.3 pct
BUZZ-Up after excessive armpit sweating drug gets U.S nod urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4HF
** Aptose Biosciences APTO.O : up 4.2 pct
BUZZ-Shares jump after U.S. FDA lifts clinical hold on drug urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4LB
** KB Home KBH.N : up 6.6 pct
BUZZ-Gains on Q2 profit, revenue beat urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TU652
** Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N : up 5.2 pct
** JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N : up 1.0 pct
** Citigroup C.N : up 1.9 pct
** Bank of America BAC.N : up 0.6 pct
** Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N : down 0.1 pct
** Morgan Stanley MS.N : down 0.5 pct
BUZZ-Street View: Big U.S. banks rise on healthy stress test results
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4EK
** Gemphire Therapeutics Inc GEMP.O : up 93.7 pct
BUZZ-Set to erase YTD losses after cholesterol drug succeeds in study
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1TV4UD
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up 0.73 pct
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.16 pct
Energy .SPNY up 1.16 pct
Financial .SPSY up 1.22 pct
Health .SPXHC up 0.87 pct
Industrial .SPLRCI up 0.95 pct
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 0.50 pct
Materials .SPLRCM up 1.17 pct
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 0.39 pct
Teleservices .SPLRCL up 0.06 pct
Utilities .SPLRCU up 0.27 pct
(Compiled by Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru; Edited by Shounak Dasgupta)
((SanjanaSitara.Shivdas@thomsonreuters.com))