U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Comm services, Nvidia, US insurers
31/12/2024 15:46
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Wall Street's major indexes opened higher in the final trading session of 2024,
extending a more than two-year-long bull run fueled by post-pandemic economic
resilience, optimism over lower borrowing costs and a boost from the AI
revolution. .N
At 10:30 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.31% at
42,704.47.The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.22% at 5,919.85, and the Nasdaq Composite
.IXIC was up 0.18% at 19,520.08.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Moderna Inc MRNA.OQ , up 4.0%
** AES Corp AES.N , up 2.8%
** Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC.N , up 2.6%
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Copart Inc CPRT.OQ , down 0.9%
** Axon Enterprise Inc AXON.OQ , down 0.6%
** GoDaddy Inc GDDY.N , down 0.6%
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** KORE Group Holdings Inc KORE.N , up 35.7%
** Almacenes Exito SA EXTO.N , up 20.0%
** AMTD Digital Inc HKD.N , up 15.0%
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** SES AI Corp SES.N , down 15.1%
** Perfect Corp PERF.N , down 11.0%
** Amprius Technologies Inc AMPX.N , down 9.7%
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Onconetix Inc ONCO.OQ , up 325.6%
** Aptorum Group Ltd APM.OQ , up 286.1%
** VerifyMe Inc VRME.OQ , up 154.5%
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Sangamo Therapeutics Inc SGMO.OQ , down 52.8%
** Energous Corp WATT.OQ , down 44.5%
** Cocrystal Pharma Inc COCP.OQ , down 39.1%
** Vacasa Inc VCSA.O :
BUZZ - Needham downgrades Vacasa to 'hold' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW09O
** VeriSign Inc VRSN.O :
BUZZ - Rises after Berkshire boosts stake again urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0E5
** Hut 8 Mining Corp HUT.O :
** Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O :
** Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O :
** Marathon Digital Holdings Inc MARA.O :
BUZZ - 'To the moon:' bitcoin more than doubles in 2024, crypto stocks mixed
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0DF
** Verastem Inc VSTM.O :
BUZZ - Jumps as FDA grants priority review for ovarian cancer combo therapy
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0F8
** UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N :
** Humana Inc HUM.N :
** CVS Health Corp CVS.N :
** Centene Corp CNC.N :
BUZZ - Health insurers set to end another year with losses urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0GD
** Boeing Co BA.N :
BUZZ - Set to be Dow's worst performer in turbulent year urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0G1
** JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N :
** Bank of America Corp BAC.N :
** Wells Fargo WFC.N :
BUZZ - Crisis averted: Top US banks surge in 2024 on rate cuts, revival in
deal-making urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0FL
** Targa Resources Corp TRGP.N :
** Williams Companies Inc WMB.N :
** Kinder Morgan Inc KMI.N :
** ONEOK Inc OKE.N :
BUZZ - Targa Resources more than doubles; U.S. pipeline operators rise in 2024
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0H6
** McDonald's Corp MCD.N :
** Yum Brands Inc YUM.N :
** Domino's Pizza Inc DPZ.N :
** Wendy's Co WEN.O :
BUZZ - US fast food chains grapple with value wars, weak demand in 2024
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0I6
** Sangamo Therapeutics Inc SGMO.O :
BUZZ - Plunges after Pfizer terminates partnership urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0HY
** Kazia Therapeutics Ltd KZIA.O :
BUZZ - Falls after US FDA says cancer drug cannot be granted accelerated
approval urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0IL
** Flagstar Financial Inc FLG.N :
BUZZ - Rocky 2024 leads to $3.6 bln loss in market capitalization urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0IC
** United Parcel Services Inc UPS.N :
BUZZ - Faces third straight year of decline urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0IY
** Palantir Technology Inc PLTR.O :
** Microsoft Corp MSFT.O :
** Broadcom Inc AVGO.O :
** Albemarle Corp ALB.N :
BUZZ - Comm services, tech top S&P 500 sector performers in 2024, materials lag
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0GY
** Tesla Inc TSLA.O :
BUZZ - Only gainer in bruising 2024 for EVs urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0FP
** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O :
BUZZ - Extends gain, Intel tumbles in 2024 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0H5
** Netflix Inc NFLX.O :
BUZZ - Towers over media stocks in 2024, Paramount lags urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0HJ
** Meta Platforms Inc META.O :
** Apple Inc AAPL.O :
** Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O :
BUZZ - Big Tech investors cautious as smaller rivals vie for market share in
2024 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0GZ
** Travelers Companies Inc TRV.N :
BUZZ - US insurers catch up with market benchmark after lagging in 2023
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0JZ
** Hims & Hers Health Inc HIMS.N :
BUZZ - Shines bright in a testing year for telehealth stocks urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0HH
** General Motors Co GM.N :
BUZZ - Shines in rough year for US automakers urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0FK
** Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR.O :
BUZZ - Set to top S&P 500 in 2024 on AI fever; Walgreens slumps urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0IE
** Abercrombie & Fitch Co ANF.N :
BUZZ - Rallies among US apparel; cosmetics retailers face heat in 2024
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3NW0JA
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Index RIC Index name Percent change %
.SPX S&P 500 0.22
.SPLRCT S&P 500 Information Technology -0.02
.SPLRCU S&P 500 Utilities 0.14
.SPLRCD S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary 0.46
.SPLRCM S&P 500 Materials 0.57
.SPLRCI S&P 500 Industrials 0.31
.SPLRCL S&P 500 Communication Services 0.02
(Sector)
.SPSY S&P 500 Financials 0.37
.SPLRCR S&P 500 Real Estate 0.67
.SPXHC S&P 500 Health Care 0.33
.SPLRCS S&P 500 Consumer Staples -0.03
.SPNY S&P 500 Energy 1.19
(Rajarshi Roy)
((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))