U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Akers Biosciences, Comstock, Futu Holdings

Verona Pharma

14/05/2020 16:11

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Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday, extending declines for the third
straight session, as comments from President Donald Trump renewed worries over
Sino-U.S. trade relations and added to concerns of a prolonged economic
downturn.  .N 
    At 15:55 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was down 0.29% at
23,179.65. The S&P 500  .SPX  was down 0.83% at 2,796.46 and the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was down 0.85% at 8,788.085.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Cintas Corp  CTAS.O , up 8.9%
 ** Wells Fargo & Co  WFC.N , up 7.1%
 ** Alliance Data Systems Corp  ADS.N , up 6.9%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Coty Inc  COTY.N , down 6%
 ** Technipfmc Plc  FTI.N , down 5.1%
 ** United Airlines Holdings Inc  UAL.O , down 4.3%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Armstrong Flooring Inc  AFI.N , up 29.5%
 ** AIM ImmunoTech Inc  AIM.N , up 20.5%
 ** Retractable Technologies Inc  RVP.N , up 14.4%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Comstock Resources Inc  CRK.N , down 26.9%
 ** Medley Llc  MDLQ.N , down 18.9%
 ** Direxion Daily S&P 500 ETF  HIBL.N , down 17.7%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Applied DNA Sciences Inc  APDN.O , up 54.6%
 ** Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Ltd  GSMG.O , up 31.6%
 ** Allogene Therapeutics Inc  ALLO.O , up 28.1%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** CytomX Therapeutics Inc  CTMX.O , down 30.7%
 ** Virtusa Corp  VRTU.O , down 25.9%
 ** CSP Inc  CSPI.O , down 21.4%
 
 
 
 ** Hexo Corp  HEXO.O : down 0.34%
 BUZZ-Down after disclosing NYSE non-compliance notice  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3JQ
 
 ** 3M Co  MMM.N : down 1.4%
 BUZZ-Slumps after flagging weak demand in end markets  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3L8
 
 ** Wix.Com Ltd  WIX.O : up 8.7%
 BUZZ-Website builder touches record high on strong user growth amid COVID-19
lockdowns  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3H3
 
 ** Advaxis Inc  ADXS.O : up 2%
 BUZZ-Up on positive trial data from combination therapy for lung
cancer urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3C0
 
 ** Akers Biosciences Inc  AKER.O : up 22.7%
 BUZZ-Surges after partner completes COVID-19 vaccine prototype urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3L2
 
 ** SmileDirectClub Inc  SDC.O : down 8.7%
 BUZZ-BofA turns bearish on difficult recovery after pandemic urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW32S
 
 ** Sprouts Farmers Market Inc  SFM.O : down 2.6%
 BUZZ-Oppenheimer downgrades; says risk-reward less compelling now  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2BP
 
 ** McCormick & Company Inc  MKC.N : up 2%
 BUZZ-CS sees strong sales on rise in home cooking, upgrades  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2IX
 
 ** Revolve Group Inc  RVLV.N : up 7%
 BUZZ-Up after posting higher sales; Jefferies says long-term picture favorable
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2PC
 
 ** Cisco Systems Inc  CSCO.O : up 5.4%
 BUZZ-Street View: Red carpet treatment lies ahead for Cisco  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2JM
 
 ** Comstock Resources Inc  CRK.N : down 26.9%
 BUZZ-Slides as shale producer prices share offering at deep
discount urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2CW0H7
 
 ** Sunoco LP  SUN.N : up 2.8%
 BUZZ-RBC expects co to weather virus-led fuel demand destruction  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2XT
 
 ** Immunic Inc  IMUX.O : up 9.6%
 BUZZ-Surges on German approval for mid-stage trial of COVID-19
treatment urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2XG
 
 ** Best Buy Co Inc  BBY.N : up 3%
 BUZZ-Well-positioned to gain from work-from-home trend - Evercore  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW35S
 
 ** Ping Identity Holdings Corp  PING.N : down 4%
 BUZZ-Falls as top investor Vista Equity begins to cut stake  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2CW0M1
 
 ** Futu Holdings Ltd  FUTU.O : up 10.3%
 BUZZ-Jumps as Q1 profit, revenue beat on COVID-19 led market volatility
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW36R
 
 ** Verona Pharma  VRNA.O : up 3.2%
 BUZZ- Rises on FDA go-ahead for late-stage lung disease drug study  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nXXN2CW001

    
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   down 0.63%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   down 0.18%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   down 1.79%
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 0.80%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 1.12%
 Health                   .SPXHC    down 0.65%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.63%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   down 0.77%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   down 0.35%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   down 1.59%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   down 1.27%
 
 (Compiled by Amal S in Bengaluru)
 ((Amal.S@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S.+1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80
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