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U.S. stocks ticked higher on Friday, as cues of easing monetary policy around
the globe and signs of further co-operation on Sino-U.S. trade talks kept the
S&P 500 within 1% of a record high. .N
At 12:44 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.14% at
27,131.87. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.04% at 3,008.01 and the Nasdaq Composite
.IXIC was down 0.35% at 8,154.209.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Nordstrom Inc JWN.N , up 3.4%
** O'Reilly Automotive Inc ORLY.O , up 3.4%
** Harley-Davidson Inc HOG.N , up 3.4% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26B0OA
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Netflix Inc NFLX.O , down 6.3% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26B0VB
** Xilinx Inc XLNX.O , down 5.6% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2SP
** CSX Corp CSX.O , down 3%
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainer:
** McDermott International Inc MDR.N , up 35.1% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2X3
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Yuma Energy Inc YUMA.N , down 18.4%
** Borr Drillng Ltd BORR.N , down 8.4%
** Seadrill Ltd SDRL.N , down 7.9%
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Reebonz Holding Ltd RBZ.O , up 15.5%
** Akorn Inc AKRX.O , up 15% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN26B0BZ
** Cocrystal Pharma Inc COCP.O , up 13.9%
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Roku Inc ROKU.O , down 17.2% urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2VA
** Viveve Medical Inc VIVE.O , down 15.5%
** Wins Finance Holdings Inc WINS.O , down 13.2%
** CannTrust Holdings Inc CTST.N : down 2.9%
BUZZ-Analysts debate possible sale, shares surge after selloff urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A4ET
** Scholastic Corp SCHL.O : up 8.9%
BUZZ-Jumps after reporting smaller loss, higher revenue urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A4EU
** Steelcase Inc SCS.N : up 9.9%
BUZZ-Rises on profit, revenue beat urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A4JW
** California Resources Corp CRC.N : up 17.3%
BUZZ-Jumps after denying restructuring reports urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26A4N0
** InspireMD Inc NSPR.N : down 41.8%
BUZZ-Drops after offering priced urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2P6
** Netflix Inc NFLX.O : down 6.3%
BUZZ-Evercore sees risk of Q3 international subscriber miss urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2MQ
BUZZ-Tumbles after CEO warns of 'a whole new world' of competition urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26B0VB
** SolarEdge Technologies Inc SEDG.O : down 1.6%
BUZZ-CS says SolarEdge Technologies going beyond the edge, raises PT
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2Q0
** Wayfair Inc W.N : down 4.5%
BUZZ-Berenberg starts coverage with "sell" on intensifying competition
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2SD
** HTG Molecular Diagnostics Inc HTGM.O : down 7.6%
BUZZ-HTG Molecular plumbing record lows on stock offering plan urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26B0AA
** Xilinx Inc XLNX.O : down 5.6%
BUZZ-Slips after CFO exit, BAML moves to sidelines urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2SP
** Conagra Brands Inc CAG.N : up 1.3%
BUZZ-Portfolio complexity is top challenge - analyst urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2VM
** Roku Inc ROKU.O : down 17.2%
BUZZ-Pivotal starts with 'sell,' says big boys could make growth difficult
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2VA
** PG&E Corp PCG.N : down 6.7%
BUZZ-Down on $24 bln reorganization plan by wildfire victims urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2SE
** Houston American Energy Corp HUSA.A : up 2.8%
BUZZ-Jumps on getting funds for oilfield stake purchase urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2WB
** McDermott International Inc MDR.N : up 35.1%
BUZZ-Surges after company to explore options for Lummus Technology urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2X3
** Etsy Inc ETSY.O : up 0.2%
BUZZ-RBC calls Etsy "more special"; upgrades to "outperform" urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2WX
** Tractor Supply Co TSCO.O : down 0.2%
BUZZ-Q3 uncertainty clouding near-term sentiment for Tractor Supply -
Guggenheim urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B307
** Astrotech Corp ASTC.O : down 2.1%
BUZZ-Jumps on launch of new agriculture unit urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B2Z4
** General Electric Co GE.N : up 1.0%
BUZZ-GE's "top-tier" CFO hunt likely to prove challenging - brokerage
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B30Q
** Finisar Corp FNSR.O : up 5.9%
BUZZ-Jumps as II-VI gets Chinese regulatory nod for $3.2 bln acquisition
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B34S
** Opera Ltd OPRA.O : down 6.8%
BUZZ-Opera out of tune on stock offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26B0HX
** Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N : up 1.8%
BUZZ-Up after EMA committee recommends label update for diabetes drug
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B39T
** Zoetis Inc ZTS.N : up 1.0%
BUZZ-Rises after European Commission approves antiparasitic drug for dogs
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3AE
** Redwood Trust Inc RWT.N : up 1.0%
BUZZ-Rises after another capital raise urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26B0NA
** Harley-Davidson Inc HOG.N : up 3.4%
BUZZ-Shares rev up amid retail sales, analyst day talk urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N26B0OA
** Merck & Co Inc MRK.N : up 1.8%
BUZZ-Rises as FDA expands label for two HIV drugs urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3C3
** J. C. Penney JCP.N : up 14.2%
BUZZ-Set to snap week-long slides urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3D3
** Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O : down 0.5%
BUZZ-Google Cloud showing some signs of momentum - Baird urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3CA
** Molson Coors Brewing Co TAP.N : up 2.4%
BUZZ-MKM Partners starts with 'buy' urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B37L
** SMTC Corp SMTX.O : down 12.2%
BUZZ-Tumbles on plans to exit China, lower 2019 forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3D1
** ICICI Bank Ltd IBN.N : up 11.0%
** HDFC Bank Ltd HDB.N : up 9.8%
** Vedanta Ltd VEDL.N : up 8.5%
** Tata Motors TTM.N : up 10.6%
BUZZ-India ETF eyes best day in over 7 years as government slashes corporate
taxes urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3BB
** Prevail Therapeutics Inc PRVL.O : up 7.0%
BUZZ-Rises on being added to Russell indexes urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3EY
** EnerSys ENS.N : up 9.1%
BUZZ-Set to have best day in 8 years on deal to buy battery company
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3HJ
** Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc SHOS.O : down 3.7%
BUZZ-Falls after drop in Q2 comparable-store sales urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3HY
** Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc AMAG.O : up 10.3%
BUZZ-Rises on Camber Capital stake urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3I6
** e.l.f Beauty Inc ELF.N : up 2.8%
BUZZ-Glows on Cowen's PT raise urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26B3H7
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services .SPLRCL down 0.47%
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD down 0.24%
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 0.37%
Energy .SPNY up 0.45%
Financial .SPSY up 0.25%
Health .SPXHC up 0.89%
Industrial .SPLRCI up 0.03%
Information Technology .SPLRCT down 0.47%
Materials .SPLRCM up 0.15%
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 0.12%
Utilities .SPLRCU up 0.16%
(Compiled by by C Nivedita and Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru)
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