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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))