U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Barnes & Noble, Dynatrace, PG&E, Medifast

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04/12/2019 18:30

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Wall Street was set to break a three-day losing streak on Wednesday, following a
report that the United States and China were moving closer to signing a "phase
one" trade deal.  .N 
    At 1314 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.70% at
27,694.37. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.70% at 3,114.72 and the Nasdaq Composite
 .IXIC  was up 0.60% at 8,572.087.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** L Brands Inc  LB.N , up 7.4%
 ** Expedia Group Inc  EXPE.O , up 7.2%
 ** Pioneer Natural Resources Ltd  PXD.N , up 5.6%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Salesforce.com Inc  CRM.N , down 3.6%
 ** Jacobs Engineering Group Inc  JEC.N , down 2.5%
 ** NRG Energy Inc  NRG.N , down 1.8%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Unique Fabricating Inc  UFAB.N , up 21.4%
 ** Pacific Drilling S.A.  PACD.N , up 18.8%
 ** Whiting Petroleum Corp  WLL.N , up 16%
 
 The top NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Cohen & Company Inc  COHN.N , down 21.4%
 ** Barnes & Noble Education Inc  BNED.N , down 20.2%
 
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Protagonist Therapeutics Inc  PTGX.O , up 60.3%
 ** Jounce Therapeutics Inc  JNCE.O , up 28.7%
 ** Kodiak Sciences Inc  KOD.O , up 25.9%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Revance Therapeutics Inc  RVNC.O , down 17.9%
 ** Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc  ORMP.O , down 12.4%
 ** Ardelyx Inc  ARDX.O , down 12.1%
 
 
 
 ** Schmitt Industries Inc  SMIT.O : up 3.7%
 BUZZ-Gains 22% on $2 mln stock buyback plan  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28D4EQ
 
 ** Workday Inc  WDAY.O : down 5.3%
 BUZZ-Reverses course on weak 2021 subscription revenue forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28D4A8
 BUZZ-Street View: Workday's FY 2021 outlook casts shadow on upbeat Q3 results
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E2EH
 
 ** Salesforce.com Inc  CRM.N : down 3.6%
 BUZZ-Falls on weak Q4 profit forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28D4EF
 BUZZ-Street View: Salesforce's strong qtr sets the stage for multi-year growth
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E1XN
 
 ** ViewRay Inc  VRAY.O : down 7.7%
 BUZZ-Drops after pricing upsized stock offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N28E0AV
 
 ** ConocoPhillips  COP.N : up 3.4%
 BUZZ-First stop for generalist investors returning to energy - Mizuho
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E2PZ
 
 ** Marvell Technology Group Ltd  MRVL.O : down 4.6%
 BUZZ-Street View: Marvell's future growth will be driven by 5G demand
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E2QV
 
 ** ZScaler Inc  ZS.O : down 6.1%
 BUZZ-Slips on bleak forecasts, BMO cuts PT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E2SO
 
 ** Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc  ARWR.O : down 7.9%
 ** Revance Therapeutics Inc  RVNC.O : down 17.9%
 ** Kodiak Sciences Inc  KOD.O : up 25.9%
 ** Relmada Therapeutics Inc  RLMD.O : up 22.4%
 BUZZ-Biotech blitz: Arrowhead, Kodiak Sciences, Relmada, Revance price stock
offerings  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N28E0DG
 
 ** RAPT Therapeutics Inc  RAPT.O : up 13.1%
 BUZZ-Jumps on partnering with Hanmi to develop, sell cancer drug  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E2T6
 
 ** Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals Inc  EYPT.O : up 4.4%
 BUZZ-Rallies on contract win for inflammation treatment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E2ZH
 
 ** G-III Apparel Group Ltd  GIII.O : down 5.5%
 BUZZ-Falls on 2020 outlook cut, Q3 revenue miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E33E
 
 ** Instructure Inc  INST.N : down 7.6%
 BUZZ-Falls on $2 billion all-cash buyout deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E35H
 
 ** Alphabet Inc  GOOGL.O : up 1.9%
 BUZZ-Gains after Sundar Pichai appointed CEO  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E360
 
 ** Chesapeake Energy Corp  CHK.N : up 13.5%
 BUZZ-Cash-strapped Chesapeake gets $1.5 bln loan, shares rise  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E37H
 
 ** Johnson & Johnson  JNJ.N : up 1.6%
 BUZZ-Rises after co says new tests show no asbestos in baby powder  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E38O
 
 ** Expedia Group Inc  EXPE.O : up 7.2%
 BUZZ-Expedia Group Inc: Rises on CEO, CFO exit  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E384
 
 ** Microchip Technology Inc  MCHP.O : up 5.0%
 BUZZ-Microchip Technology: Gains on updated Q3 forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N28E47N
 
 ** Noble Energy  NBL.N : up 5.4%
 ** Devon Energy  DVN.N : up 5.0%
 ** Pioneer Natural Resources  PXD.N : up 5.6%
 ** Concho Resources  CXO.N : up 4.9%
 ** Marathon Oil  MRO.N : up 3.9%
 ** EOG Resources  EOG.N : up 5.0%
 ** Whiting Petroleum  WLL.N : up 16.0%
 ** Schlumberger NV  SLB.N : up 3.5%
 ** Helmerich and Payne  HP.N : up 3.9%
 ** Halliburton Co  HAL.N : up 4.8%
 BUZZ-Oil stocks rise ahead of OPEC output talks  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E39X
 
 ** Immunomedics Inc  IMMU.O : down 7.7%
 BUZZ-Immunomedics falls on planned stock offering to fund breast cancer
drug urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N28E0OR
 
 ** Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc  ZBH.N : up 3.1%
 BUZZ-Stage set for better performance ahead- analysts  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E3F1
 
 ** John Wiley & Sons Inc  JWa.N : up 2.3%
 BUZZ-Rises on higher Q2 profit, revenue  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E3F0
 
 ** Barnes & Noble Education Inc  BNED.N : down 20.2%
 BUZZ-Drops as Q2 results miss expectations  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E3FF
 
 ** Dynatrace Inc  DT.N : down 10.7%
 BUZZ-Cloud co Dynatrace falls as sponsor, insiders look to sell  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N28E0X4
 
 ** Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc  SOI.N : up 9.6%
 BUZZ-Climbs on dividend hike, share buyback plan  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E3H5
 
 ** Rex American Resources Corp  REX.N : down 2.6%
 BUZZ-Down after posting loss, lower revenue  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E3JM
 
 ** PG&E Corp  PCG.N : up 15.5%
 BUZZ-Jumps on report of nearing $13.5 bln deal with wildfire victims
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E3JS
 
 ** Medifast Inc  MED.N : up 7.6%
 BUZZ-Jumps on increasing quarterly dividend by 51%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N28E3KE

    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 0.78%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.55%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.36%
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 1.62%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 1.09%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 0.76%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 0.96%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 0.37%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.72%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.27%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.46%
 
 (Compiled by Ambhini Aishwarya in Bengaluru)
 ((Ambhini.Aishwarya@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S.+1 646 223 8780; outside
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