U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Pfizer, Roku, Regeneron, Walmart, hotels

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17/03/2020 15:18

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Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Tuesday, a day after recording their
biggest tumble since the crash of 1987, as efforts to contain the rapidly
spreading coronavirus wreak havoc on the global economy.  .N 
    At 10:30 a.m.  ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.85% at
20,360.9. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 2.22% at 2,439.02 and the Nasdaq Composite
 .IXIC  was up 1.97% at 7,040.924.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Clorox Co  CLX.N , up 13%
 ** WEC Energy Group Inc  WEC.N , up 12.3%
 ** Consolidated Edison Inc  ED.N , up 12.3%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** L Brands Inc  LB.N , down 24.4%
 ** Darden Restaurants Inc  DRI.N , down 20.1%
 ** Alliance Data Systems Corp  ADS.N , down 19.1%
 
 The top NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainer:
 ** Blue Apron Holdings Inc  APRN.N , up 62.6%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Sundance Energy Inc (US)  SNDE.O , up 444%
 ** BioNTech SE  BNTX.O , up 58.4%
 ** Immuni Inc  IMUX.O , up 44.5%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** DBV Technologies SA  DBVT.O , down 55.8%
 ** Caesars Entertainment Corp  CZR.O , down 30.6%
 ** Kindred Biosciences Inc  KIN.O , down 25.6%
 
 
 
 ** Walmart Inc  WMT.N : up 10.1%
 BUZZ-Oppenheimer upgrades Walmart, cites outperformance during U.S. recessions
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA392
 
 ** Co-Diagnostics Inc  CODX.O : up 28.3%
 BUZZ-Surges as FDA allows widespread distribution of its virus tests
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3H9
 
 ** Tilray Inc  TLRY.O : down 9.7%
 BUZZ-Jefferies slashes PT on limited near-term catalysts  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA2US
 
 ** Mosaic Co  MOS.N : up 1.5%
 BUZZ-JP Morgan upgrades on valuation  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA35W
 
 ** BioNTech SE  BNTX.O : up 58.4%
 BUZZ-Eyes record high on Pfizer tie-up for coronavirus vaccine  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3A9
 
 ** Envista Holdings Corp  NVST.N : down 1.9%
 ** Dentsply Sirona Inc  XRAY.O : down 7.3%
 BUZZ-Dental companies to see larger impact due to coronavirus - Evercore
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3B4
 
 ** Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc  REGN.O : up 10.3%
 BUZZ-Rises after identifying antibodies to treat coronavirus  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3I3
 
 ** Roku Inc  ROKU.O : down 1.0%
 BUZZ-Roku drops as 6-mln-share block shopped  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2BA0BW
 
 ** DBV Technologies SA  DBVT.O : down 55.8%
 BUZZ-Crashes after FDA questions peanut allergy patch  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3K4
 
 ** Moleculin Biotech Inc  MBRX.O : up 56.2%
 BUZZ-Surges after agreement to test cancer drug for coronavirus  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3PW
 
 ** PG&E Corp  PCG.N : up 3.3%
 BUZZ-Jumps on approval for $23 bln bankruptcy financing package  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3MD
 
 ** Apple Hospitality REIT Inc  APLE.N : down 12.5%
 ** Park Hotels & Resorts Inc  PK.N : down 18.3%
 ** RLJ Lodging Trust  RLJ.N : down 11.6%
 ** Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc  HLT.N : down 4.7%
 ** Marriott International Inc  MAR.O : down 4.5%
 BUZZ-Barclays says coronavirus impact on U.S. hotels not priced in, cuts PTs
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3SD
 
 ** Heat Biologics Inc  HTBX.O : up 15.4%
 BUZZ-Soars after WHO adds co's coronavirus vaccine to potential candidates
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3SW
 
 ** Moderna Inc  MRNA.O : up 15.1%
 ** Pfizer Inc  PFE.N : up 5.0%
 BUZZ-Moderna, Pfizer rise on virus vaccine hopes  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2BA0GA
 
 ** Fulgent Genetics Inc  FLGT.O : up 19.3%
 BUZZ-Surges after launching coronavirus test  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3VZ
 
 ** Gilead Sciences Inc  GILD.O : up 5.0%
 ** Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc  REGN.O : up 10.3%
 BUZZ-Biotech sector could lift market sentiment amid coronavirus gloom -
SunTrust  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA3XM
 
 ** Square Inc  SQ.N : up 2.4%
 BUZZ-Cowen says co able to weather near-term COVID-19 storm, raises to
"outperform"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2BA0MF
 
 ** Ulta Beauty Inc  ULTA.O : down 7.9%
 BUZZ-Ulta Beauty loses luster; to shutter stores temporarily due to virus
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2BA0PR
 
 ** AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc  AMC.N : down 23.6%
 BUZZ-AMC Entertainment down after shutting theaters over coronavirus fears
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA45K
 
 ** Happiness Biotech Group Ltd  HAPP.O : up 4.6%
 BUZZ-Happiness Biotech up on production of daily protective masks  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA45S
 
 ** Children's Place Inc  PLCE.O : down 14.5%
 BUZZ-Falls as co defers 2020 outlook, brokerage downgrades  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BA478
    
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 1.75%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 0.19%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 5.55%
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 1.13%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 1.17%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 3.28%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 0.44%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 2.12%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 3.39%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 2.27%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 6.44%
 
 (Compiled by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru)
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