U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Twitter, Tesla, PayPal, EBay

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24/10/2019 16:01

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A rise in shares of Microsoft and PayPal boosted the Nasdaq on Thursday, but
poor earnings reports from Twitter and 3M dragged down the S&P 500 and Dow Jones
indexes, taking the shine off what has been an upbeat earnings season so
far. .N 
    At 10:39 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was down 0.25% at
26,767.64. The S&P 500  .SPX  was down 0.02% at 3,003.91 and the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was up 0.33% at 8,146.722.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Align Technology Inc  ALGN.O , up 12.4%
 ** Lam Research Corp  LRCX.O , up 11%
 ** Varian Medical Systems Inc  VAR.N , up 10.2%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Twitter Inc  TWTR.N , down 19.3%
 ** Alliance Data Systems Corp  ADS.N , down 16.6%
 ** TechnipFMC Plc  FTI.N , down 9.9%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** On Deck Capital Inc  ONDK.N , up 18.5%
 ** QEP Resources Inc  QEP.N , up 16%
 ** Montage Resources Corp  MR.N , up 13.9%
 
 The top two NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Twitter Inc  TWTR.N , down 19.3%
 ** Alliance Data Systems Corp  ADS.N , down 16.6%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Cellect Biotechnology Ltd  APOP.O , up 28.5%
 ** PDS Biotechnology Corp  PDSB.O , up 19.6%
 ** Tesla Inc  TSLA.O , up 14.7%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** TherapeuticsMD Inc  TXMD.O , down 17.1%
 ** NETGEAR Inc  NTGR.O , down 14.8%
 ** Acorda Therapeutics Inc  ACOR.O , down 14.4%
 
 
 ** Microsoft Corp  MSFT.O : up 1.7% 
BUZZ-Microsoft rises on upbeat cloud sales forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N27948K 
 ** Tesla Inc  TSLA.O : up 17.2% 
 BUZZ-Street View: Will Tesla's profit be a one-off surprise?  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793RT
 
 ** PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : up 9.8% 
 BUZZ-Gains on Q3 earnings beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2784SW
 
 ** EBay Inc  EBAY.O : down 9.1% 
 ** Amazon.com Inc  AMZN.O : up 0.4% 
 ** Walmart Inc  WMT.N : down 0.3% 
 BUZZ-Street View: Fundamental trends remains negative for eBay  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2792JE
 
 ** Johnson & Johnson  JNJ.N : up 0.6% 
 BUZZ-J&J's $4 bln proposed opioid settlement reduces uncertainty - CS
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2792XZ
 
 ** 3M Co  MMM.N : down 1.7% 
 BUZZ-Falls on 2019 profit forecast cut, Q3 sales miss on weak Asia demand
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N279351
 
 ** Twitter Inc  TWTR.N : down 18.0% 
 BUZZ-Plunges on Q3 miss, dour forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N279395
 
 ** Ford Motor Co  F.N : down 3.8% 
 BUZZ-Slides on profit outlook cut, weak China sales  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793D2
 
 ** Boeing Co  BA.N : up 0.4% 
 BUZZ-Street View: Boeing's MAX recovery targets calms Q3 profit miss jitters
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N27937D
 
 ** Raytheon Co  RTN.N : up 0.6% 
 BUZZ-Gains on beat-and-raise Q3 boosted by strong weapons demand  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793OM
 
 ** PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : up 9.8% 
 BUZZ-Eyes best day in a year after Q3 earnings beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793T1
 
 ** Pacific Biosciences of California Inc  PACB.O : down 10.1%
 BUZZ-Slumps as UK watchdog says Illumina deal could stifle competition
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793WD
 
 ** Alliance Data Systems Corp  ADS : down 16.5%
 BUZZ-Hits 7-year low on outlook cut, profit miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793Y2
 
 ** Acorda Therapeutics Inc  ACOR.O : down 14.4%
 BUZZ-Falls on restructuring plans after Parkinson's drug's Q3 sales miss
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793TW
 
 ** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc  VRTX.O : up 1.3%
 BUZZ-Cystic fibrosis deal with England removes key overhang   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N279427
 
 ** QEP Resources Inc  QEP : up 16.0%
 BUZZ-QEP Resources jumps after a beat and raise quarter  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N27941H
 
 ** Varian Medical Systems Inc  VAR.N : up 10.1%
 BUZZ-Varian on track for best day in over 1 1/2 years after Q4 sales beat
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N27944R
 
 ** BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc  BMRN.O : up 1.7% 
 BUZZ-Street View: Biomarin's "nice" Q3 shifts focus to upcoming trial data
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2792Y6
 
 ** OpGen Inc  OPGN.O : down 55.7% 
 BUZZ-OpGen slumps after pricing $9.4 mln common stock & warrant offering
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N27930W
 
 ** Edward Lifesciences Corp  EW.N : up 4.4% 
 BUZZ-Street View: Edward Lifesciences stays "prudent" with 2020 forecast
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N27933R
 ** Lam Research Corp  LRCX.O : up 8.1% 
 BUZZ-Up after upbeat quarterly results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793DR
 
 ** Aircastle Ltd  AYR.N : up 11.7% 
 BUZZ-Shares take flight after co says it may sell itself  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793HA
 
 ** TherapeuticsMD Inc  TXMD.O : down 19.0% 
 BUZZ-Tumbles after launching 22 mln share offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2790BD
 
 ** Baxter International Inc  BAX.N : down 9.3% 
 BUZZ-Falls on disclosures of misstated finances, opioid complaint  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793IR
 
 ** Spirit Airlines Inc  SAVE.N : up 5.7% 
 BUZZ-Jumps on deal to order 100 Airbus jets, profit beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793N9
 
 ** Comcast Corp  CMCSA.O : up 3.4% 
 BUZZ-Edge higher as rise in internet users offset loss of video subscribers
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793NM
 
 ** Dow Inc  DOW.N : up 3.0% 
 BUZZ-Rises as profit beats on cost cuts  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793L8
 
 ** TG Therapeutics Inc  TGTX.O : up 2.1% 
 BUZZ-Jumps after cancer drug shows promise in late-stage trial  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2793OB
 
 
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   down 0.83%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   down 0.04%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.09%
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 0.30%
 Financial                .SPSY     down 0.31%
 Health                   .SPXHC    down 0.44%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.24%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.89%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.30%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   down 0.33%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.32%
 
 (Compiled by Trisha Roy in Bengaluru)
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