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

Verona Pharma

14/05/2020 17:54

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Wall Street's main indexes were lower in choppy trading on Thursday, as renewed
worries about Sino-U.S. trade relations added to fears of an extended economic
downturn due to the virus outbreak.  .N 
    At 12:36 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.15% at
23,282.25. The S&P 500  .SPX  was down 0.39% at 2,809 and the Nasdaq Composite
 .IXIC  was down 0.61% at 8,809.455.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Cintas Corp  CTAS.OQ , up 11.3%
 ** Wells Fargo & Co  WFC.N , up 6.6%
 ** Leggett & Platt Inc  LEG.N , up 5.7%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Coty Inc  COTY.N , down 5.5%
 ** United Airlines Holdings Inc  UAL.OQ , down 4.9%
 ** TechnipFMC Plc  FTI.N , down 4.4%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** AIM ImmunoTech Inc  AIM.N , up 28.4%
 ** American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF  FDG.N , up 20.3%
 ** Armstrong Flooring Inc  AFI.N , up 18.1%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Comstock Resources Inc  CRK.N , down 29.4%
 ** Direxion Daily S&P 500 ETF  HIBL.N , down 17.6%
 ** Moog Inc   MOGb.N , down 13.5%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Applied DNA Sciences Inc  APDN.O , up 51.2%
 ** Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Ltd  GSMG.O , up 47.2%
 ** Akers Biosciences Inc  AKER.O , up 46.4%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** CytomX Therapeutics Inc  CTMX.O , down 32.9%
 ** CSP Inc  CSPI.O , down 27.5%
 ** Virtusa Corp  VRTU.O , down 26.9%
 
 
 ** Wells Fargo & Co  WFC.N : up 6.6%
 BUZZ-Up following M&A speculation  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2CW1GH
 
 ** Bluebird bio Inc  BLUE.O : down 3.5%
 ** Johnson & Johnson  JNJ.N : down 0.2%
 BUZZ-Street View: Competition heats up between Bluebird and J&J cancer
therapies  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3TU
  
 ** Meredith Corp  MDP.N : down 12.1%
 BUZZ-Falls as pandemic hits advertising revenue  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3O5
 
 ** Hertz Global Holding Inc  HTZ.N : down 3.3%
 BUZZ-Hits record low as coronavirus bites  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3PI
 
 ** Virtusa Corp  VRTU.O : down 26.9%
 BUZZ-Set for worst day in 12 yrs on dismal Q4 profit  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3S9
 
 ** Teladoc Health Inc  TDOC.N : down 2.5%
 BUZZ-Slips on planned $800 mln convertible debt offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2CW1DL
 
 ** Allogene Therapeutics Inc  ALLO.O : up 31.5%
 BUZZ-Street View: Early data from Allogene cancer therapy trial looks
promising urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3RU
 
 ** Altimmune Inc  ALT.O : up 18.7%
 BUZZ-Rises on preclinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3RK
 
 ** Tapestry Inc  TPR.N : up 0.3%
 BUZZ-Rises on plans to reopen more stores  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3T7
 
 ** 3M Co  MMM.N : down 2.6%
 BUZZ-Slumps after flagging weak demand in end markets  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3L8
 
 ** Wix.Com Ltd  WIX.O : up 9.3%
 BUZZ-Website builder touches record high on strong user growth amid COVID-19
lockdowns  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3H3
 
 ** Advaxis Inc  ADXS.O : up 1.5%
 BUZZ-Up on positive trial data from combination therapy for lung
cancer urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3C0
 
 ** Akers Biosciences Inc  AKER.O : up 46.4%
 BUZZ-Surges after partner completes COVID-19 vaccine prototype urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW3L2
 
 ** SmileDirectClub Inc  SDC.O : down 7.4%
 BUZZ-BofA turns bearish on difficult recovery after pandemic urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW32S
 
 ** Sprouts Farmers Market Inc  SFM.O : down 2.0%
 BUZZ-Oppenheimer downgrades; says risk-reward less compelling now  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2BP
 
 ** Dominion Energy Inc  D.N : up 0.3%
 BUZZ-Credit Suisse hikes PT, says plenty of wind in sails  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2P4
 
 ** McCormick & Company Inc  MKC.N : up 4.1%
 BUZZ-CS sees strong sales on rise in home cooking, upgrades  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2IX
 
 ** Revolve Group Inc  RVLV.N : up 3.5%
 BUZZ-Up after posting higher sales; Jefferies says long-term picture favorable
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2PC
 
 ** Cisco Systems Inc  CSCO.O : up 4.5%
 BUZZ-Street View: Red carpet treatment lies ahead for Cisco  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2JM
 
 ** Comstock Resources Inc  CRK.N : down 29.3%
 BUZZ-Slides as shale producer prices share offering at deep
discount urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2CW0H7
 
 ** Sunoco LP  SUN.N : up 2.3%
 BUZZ-RBC expects co to weather virus-led fuel demand destruction  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2XT
 
 ** Immunic Inc  IMUX.O : up 13.9%
 BUZZ-Surges on German approval for mid-stage trial of COVID-19
treatment urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW2XG
 
 ** Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc  INO.O : up 0.5%
 BUZZ-Rises on promising data from brain cancer study  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW34I
 
 ** Best Buy Co Inc  BBY.N : up 1.8%
 BUZZ-Well-positioned to gain from work-from-home trend - Evercore  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW35S
 
 ** Ping Identity Holdings Corp  PING.N : down 4.3%
 BUZZ-Falls as top investor Vista Equity begins to cut stake  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2CW0M1
 
 ** Futu Holdings Ltd  FUTU.O : up 7.6%
 BUZZ-Jumps as Q1 profit, revenue beat on COVID-19 led market volatility
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW36R
 
 ** Endeavour Silver Corp  EXK.N : up 4.7%
 BUZZ-Falls on up to $23 mln share offering agreement  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2CW37W
 
 ** Verona Pharma  VRNA.O : up 7.3%
 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 0.26%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   down 0.14%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   down 0.65%
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 0.21%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 1.08%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 0.35%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.96%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   down 0.71%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   down 0.08%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   down 0.95%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.06%
 
 (Compiled by Amal S in Bengaluru)
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