U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE -Expeditors International, Waters, Ameresco
BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE -Expeditors International, Waters, Ameresco August 4 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow hit record highs on Tuesday after strong forecasts from Caterpillar and Palantir reassured investors about AI-driven demand, while hopes for an imminent deal to end the Middle East conflict sent crude prices lower. .N
At 13:30 EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 1.87% at 54,170.43. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.79% at 7,736.79, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 2.49% at 26,560.25.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR.OQ, up 29.1%
** Zebra Technologies Corp ZBRA.OQ, up 22.9%
** Gartner Inc IT.N, up 21.1%
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** APTIV PLC APTV.N, down 17.2%
** NRG Energy Inc NRG.N, down 15.3%
** Rockwell Automation Inc ROK.N, down 7.5%
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Ibotta, Inc. IBTA.N, up 46.1%
** Medifast Inc MED.N, up 36.6%
** 3D Systems Corp DDD.N, up 35.7%
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** LiveWire Group, Inc. LVWR.N, down 20.2%
** Centuri Holdings Inc CTRI.N, down 18.1%
** APTIV PLC APTV.N, down 17.2%
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Autonomix Medical Inc AMIX.OQ, up 394.2%
** Adagio Medical Holdings Inc ADGM.OQ, up 104.5%
** TNL Mediagene TNMG.OQ, up 52.8%
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Next Technology Holding Inc NXTT.OQ, down 68.9%
** Reitar Logtech Holdings Ltd RITR.OQ, down 57.6%
** Adapthealth Corp AHCO.OQ, down 40.6%
** Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR.O:
BUZZ - Jumps after raising annual revenue outlook on strong AI-powered software demand nL4N4410GY
** Snap Inc SNAP.N:
BUZZ - Rallies as robust ad sales lift quarterly revenue above estimates nL4N4410IO
** Powell Industries Inc POWL.O:
BUZZ - Tanks after Q3 revenue miss nL4N4410KM
** Caterpillar Inc CAT.N:
BUZZ - Rises after lifting 2026 sales growth forecast nL4N44119E
** McDonald's Corp MCD.N:
BUZZ - Gains as quarterly profit beats estimates nL6N4410LZ
** Merck & Co Inc MRK.N:
BUZZ - Q2 revenue seen rising, deal to weigh on bottom line nL6N44017G
** On Semiconductor Corp ON.O:
BUZZ - Gains as forecast tops estimates, Q2 beat nL6N4410J0
** Nike Inc NKE.N:
BUZZ - Down after JPM downgrades on mounting challenges for Hill's turnaround nL4N4411AE
** Archer-Daniels-Midland Co ADM.N:
BUZZ - Rises after raising annual profit outlook nL4N4410Q6
** Prologis Inc PLD.N:
BUZZ - Slips on $2.1 bln equity raise for Segro acquisition nL6N4410ZF
** Meta Platforms Inc META.O:
BUZZ - Struggles to clear short-term technical ceiling nL4N4410TF
** IDEXX Laboratories Inc IDXX.O:
BUZZ - Rises after raising annual profit forecast nL4N4411AG
** Merck & Co Inc MRK.N:
BUZZ - Climbs on quarterly revenue beat nL4N4410UY
** Leidos Holdings Inc LDOS.N:
BUZZ - Gains after upbeat annual revenue forecast nL4N4410WL
** Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC.N:
BUZZ - Climbs as quarterly profit beat estimates nL4N4410WP
** Qnity Electronics Inc Q.N:
BUZZ - Jumps on annual forecasts raise nL6N4410T3
** Applied Optoelectronics Inc AAOI.O:
** Lumentum Holdings Inc LITE.O:
** Coherent Corp COHR.N:
BUZZ - US photonics firms jump after report US drafting ban on Chinese data center products nL4N4410Y5
** Lisata Therapeutics Inc LSTA.O:
BUZZ - Falls after merger collapse prompts deep job cuts nL6N4410UM
** Zebra Technologies Corp ZBRA.O:
BUZZ - Gains after annual forecast raise nL6N4410UO
** Bristol Myers Squibb Co BMY.N:
BUZZ - Poised to give up modest gains tied to AstraZeneca deal talks nL4N44111M
** Fidelity National Information Services Inc FIS.N:
BUZZ - Tumbles after lower-than-expected Q3 revenue, profit forecasts nL4N441139
** Cummins Inc CMI.N:
BUZZ - Drops after second-quarter profit misses estimates nL4N44114Q
** Pfizer Inc PFE.N:
BUZZ - Edges up after better-than-expected quarterly results nL4N4410VU
** Southern Co SO.N:
BUZZ - Dips after boosted $2.4 bln convertible offering nL6N4410YL
** Expeditors International of Washington Inc EXPD.N:
BUZZ - Gains as strong airfreight demand lifts profit nL4N4411BK
** Waters Corp WAT.N:
BUZZ - Gains on annual profit, revenue forecasts raise nL4N4411BL
** Immunitybio Inc IBRX.O:
BUZZ - Falls after posting Q2 loss nL4N4411C9
** Procore Technologies Inc PCOR.N:
BUZZ - Extends rally after upsized convertible for DroneDeploy buy nL6N44111E
** Grab Holdings Ltd GRAB.O:
BUZZ - Rises after lifting its annual forecasts nL4N4411FK
** Wayfair Inc W.N:
BUZZ - Up after quarterly revenue, profit beat estimates nL6N44112K
** Duolingo Inc DUOL.O:
BUZZ - Drops as BofA turns bearish ahead of earnings, says valuation 'too high' nL6N44112G
** Banner Corp BANR.O:
BUZZ - Climbs after unveiling buyback plan nL6N441117
** Diamondback Energy Inc FANG.O:
** APA Corp APA.O:
** Expand Energy Corp EXE.O:
** EQT Corp EQT.N:
BUZZ - Energy stocks dip as crude falls on report Iran may allow Europe to clear Hormuz mines nL4N4411M9
** TPG Inc TPG.O:
BUZZ - Rises on strong second-quarter results nL4N4411OQ
** Ameresco Inc AMRC.N:
BUZZ - Rallies after raised 2026 EPS outlook, data center momentum nL6N44115A
Index RIC | Index name | Percent change % |
.SPX | S&P 500 | 1.79 |
.SPLRCT | S&P 500 Information Technology | 4.17 |
.SPLRCU | S&P 500 Utilities | -0.59 |
.SPLRCD | S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary | -0.3 |
.SPLRCM | S&P 500 Materials | 1.83 |
.SPLRCI | S&P 500 Industrials | 1.68 |
.SPLRCL | S&P 500 Communication Services (Sector) | 0.46 |
.SPSY | S&P 500 Financials | 0.94 |
.SPLRCR | S&P 500 Real Estate | -0.34 |
.SPXHC | S&P 500 Health Care | -0.21 |
.SPLRCS | S&P 500 Consumer Staples | -0.07 |
.SPNY | S&P 500 Energy | -0.32 |
(Rajarshi Roy and Kunal Das)
((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))
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