U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Roblox, U.S. insurers, gold miners

WD-40 Co

08/04/2022 19:33

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The S&P 500 and the Dow rose in choppy trading on Friday, boosted by a jump in
banking stocks at the end of a volatile week marked by concerns around
aggressive moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve to tame inflation.  .N 
    
    At 14:07 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.66% at
34,810.96. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.05% at 4,502.55, while the Nasdaq
Composite  .IXIC  was down 0.88% at 13,774.445.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** EPAM Systems Inc  EPAM.N , up 12.4%
 ** DISH Network Corp  DISH.O , up 6.7%
 ** Coterra Energy Inc  CTRA.N , up 6.6%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Enphase Energy Inc  ENPH.O , down 4.8%
 ** Monolithic Power Systems Inc  MPWR.O , down 4.8%
 ** SolarEdge Technologies Inc  SEDG.O , down 4.4%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Takung Art Co Ltd  TKAT.N , up 17.9%
 ** BigBear.ai Holdings Inc  BBAI.N , up 14%
 ** EPAM Systems Inc  EPAM.N , up 12.4%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Local Bounti Corp  LOCL.N , down 14.1%
 ** Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd  DDL.N , down 12.9%
 ** LXP Industrial Trust  LXP.N , down 12.9%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Biofrontera Inc Warrants  BFRIW.O , up 98%
 ** MedAvail Holdings Inc  MDVL.O , up 61.7%
 ** Bicycle Therapeutics plc  BCYC.O , up 31.9%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** C4 Therapeutics Inc  CCCC.O , down 53.3%
 ** Rubius Therapeutics Inc  RUBY.O , down 43.6%
 ** Sunshine Biopharma Warrants  SBFMW.O , down 38%
    
    
 ** Gatos Silver Inc  GATO.N : up 8.0%
BUZZ-RBC upgrades after strong production, shares rise  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W61XH
    
 ** Biogen Inc  BIIB.O : down 0.2% premarket
BUZZ-Falls as CMS limits Medicare coverage for Aduhelm in final policy
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W53EI
BUZZ-Street View: CMS final decision likely spells end for Biogen's Aduhelm
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W61Q9
BUZZ-Medicare door still open for Lilly, Roche Alzheimer's drugs - analysts
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W620C
    
 ** Sunlands Technology Group  STG.N : down 1.3%
BUZZ-Falls on weak revenue outlook  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W6247
    
 ** Matterport Inc  MTTR.O : down 3.6%
BUZZ-Slips as Berenberg halves PT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W625B
    
 ** SoFi Technologies Inc  SOFI.O : down 2.2%
BUZZ-Citi says U.S. student loan moratorium to weigh, cuts PT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W627B
    
 ** FTC Solar Inc  FTCI.O : down 19.6%
 ** Shoals Technologies Group Inc  SHLS.O : down 12.5%
BUZZ-Piper Sandler downgrades on solar probe uncertainty  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W627A
BUZZ-Shoals appoints Kevin Rubbard interim CFO  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62BM
    
 ** RxSight Inc  RXST.O : up 0.5% premarket
BUZZ-Needham sees promise in RxSight's intraocular lens, starts with 'buy'
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62AU
    
 ** Rackspace Technology Inc  RXT.O : down 11.2%
BUZZ-Oppenheimer flags risks for Rackspace from macro headwinds, high debt
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62BS
    
 ** AppFolio Inc  APPF.O : up 1.8%
BUZZ-KeyBanc bullish on AppFolio, says property rental market 'underappreciated'
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62CR
    
 ** Nu Holdings Ltd  NU.N : up 1.1%
BUZZ-Looks to snap three-session losing streak  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62E1
    
 ** Robinhood Markets Inc  HOOD.O : down 6.0%
BUZZ-Extends losses as GS cuts to 'sell' - thefly.com  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62G6
    
 ** Boeing Co  BA.N : down 1.1%
BUZZ-MS lowers PT, sees turbulence ahead  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62FS
    
 ** LXP Industrial Trust  LXP.N : down 12.9%
BUZZ-Dips on suspension of strategic options process  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62FY
    
 ** Alcoa Corp  AA.N : down 1.6%
BUZZ-Credit Suisse downgrades on expected moderation in aluminum
prices urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62CX
    
 ** Designer Brands Inc  DBI.N : up 4.7%
BUZZ-Gains as co lifts profit view  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62H2

 ** WD-40 Co  WDFC.O : up 7.3%
BUZZ-Rises after higher Q2 earnings, Davidson upgrades to 'neutral'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W6296
    
 ** Biofrontera AG  BFRI.O : up 12.5%
BUZZ-Soars on revenue outlook  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62HL
    
 ** ACM Research Inc  ACMR.O : down 6.7%
BUZZ-Stifel cuts PT for ACM Research on Shanghai lockdown  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62I7
    
 ** Atlassian Corportation PLC  TEAM.O : down 5.0%
BUZZ-Falls after brokerages cut PTs on margin concerns urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W626Q
    
 ** Coupa Software Inc  COUP.O : up 1.4%
BUZZ-Brokerages raise PT on potential billings rebound  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62JB
    
 ** Crescent Energy Co  CRGY.N : up 2.8%
BUZZ-Rises as Truist starts with 'buy' rating  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62K3
    
 ** Camden Property Trust  CPT.N : down 2.0%
BUZZ-Down after pricing $493 mln stock deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2W60ZK
    
 ** Novavax Inc  NVAX.O : up 3.1%
BUZZ-Rises as COVID-19 shot authorized in Thailand for adults  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62KS
    
 ** SeaChange International Inc  SEAC.O : up 7.1%
BUZZ-Rises as new customers drive Q4 results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62L8
    
 ** BioNTech SE  BNTX.O : up 1.3%
BUZZ-Rises after mRNA contract with Germany  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62N3
    
 ** NXP Semiconductors NV  NXPI.O : down 3.2%
 ** Analog Devices Inc  ADI.O : down 1.3%
 ** ON Semiconductor Corp  ON.O : down 1.9%
BUZZ-Cooling demand triggers Truist to cut PTs on semis  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62MT
    
 ** Virtus Investment Partners Inc  VRTS.O : down 4.2%
BUZZ-Falls on Morgan Stanley downgrade  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62NC
    
 ** Lyra Therapeutics Inc  LYRA.O : up 18.5%
BUZZ-Surges after $101 mln equity raise  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2W615S
    
 ** BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc  BCRX.O : down 35.8%
BUZZ-Slumps after pausing enrollment in three trials with blood disorder drug
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62NF
    
 ** Brookdale Senior Living Inc  BKD.N : up 4.2%
BUZZ-Rises on strong monthly move-in numbers  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62NM
    
 ** TuSimple Holdings Inc  TSP.O : down 3.6%
BUZZ-Falls as BofA cuts PT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62NP
    
 ** AC Immune SA  ACIU.O : down 4.7%
BUZZ-Appoints Chris Roberts as interim CFO, shares down  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62NH
    
 ** Freeport-McMoRan Inc  FCX.N : up 1.5%
 ** BHP Group Ltd  BHP.N : up 0.7%
 ** Ero Copper Corp  ERO.N : up 3.9%
 ** Southern Copper Corp  SCCO.N : up 1.0%
BUZZ-Copper stocks rise on tight supplies, China stimulus hopes  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62U0
    
 ** Acadia Healthcare Comapny Inc  ACHC.O : up 5.4%
BUZZ-SVB Leerink says recent deals to boost Acadia earnings, raises PT to Street
high  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62TR
    
 ** HP Inc  HPQ.N : down 3.6%
BUZZ-Falls on rating downgrade  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62U7
    
 ** New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc  EDU.N : down 0.5%
BUZZ-Slips following reverse stock split  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62VK
    
 ** American Express Co  AXP.N : up 1.0%
 ** Mastercard Inc  MA.N : up 1.4%
 ** Visa Inc  V.N : up 1.0%
BUZZ-Major U.S. card companies track higher Treasury yields  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62W2
    
 ** BJ's Restaurants Inc  BJRI.O : down 1.4%
BUZZ-Piper Sandler sees inflationary pressures, cuts PT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62VA
    
 ** Orion Group Holdings Inc  ORN.N : down 2.8%
BUZZ-Falls as CEO steps down  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62WE
    
 ** Fluence Energy Inc  FLNC.O : down 2.9%
BUZZ-Slides after BofA flags material risks  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62VN
    
 ** Twitter Inc  TWTR.N : down 3.6%
BUZZ-Slides for third day after Musk stake, board appointment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62W1
    
 ** Roblox Corp  RBLX.N : down 2.8%
BUZZ-Shares fall again, analyst eyes Epic/Lego combo  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2W61G7
    
 ** Triton International Ltd  TRTN.N : down 8.0%
BUZZ-Hits 2022 low after BofA's double-downgrade  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62W8
    
 ** WideOpenWest Inc  WOW.N : up 5.5%
BUZZ-Surges on report broadband provider mulling potential sale  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2W61IT
    
 ** EPAM Systems Inc  EPAM.N : up 12.4%
BUZZ-Tops S&P 500 index, begins Russia exit  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62Z9
    
 ** Chevron Corp  CVX.N : up 1.7%
 ** Exxon Mobil  XOM.N : up 2.2%
 ** ConocoPhillips  COP.N : up 3.3%
 ** Halliburton Co  HAL.N : up 5.3%
 ** Occidental Petroleum Corp  OXY.N : up 6.5%
 BUZZ-Oil companies climb as crude prices steady  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62OD
    
 ** PriceSmart Inc  PSMT.O : up 9.0%
 BUZZ-Hits over 7-month high as Q2 sales jump 11%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62O8
    
 ** Aterian Inc  ATER.O : up 20.1%
 BUZZ-Heads for best week ever  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62O7
    
 ** Medicenna Therapeutics Corp  MDNA.O : up 12.5%
 BUZZ-Rises on promising pre-clinical data for cancer therapy  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62P0
    
 ** Kroger Co  KR.N : up 2.8%
 BUZZ-Hits record after BofA turns bullish  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2W6173
    
 ** JPMorgan Chase & Co  JPM.N : up 1.6%
 ** Wells Fargo & Co  WFC.N : up 1.9%
 ** Bank of America Corp  BAC.N : up 1.0%
 BUZZ-Major U.S. banks rise as yield curve steepens  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62QL
 BUZZ-With sentiment brutal, UBS seeks bright spots in banks  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2W61LI
    
 ** Newmont Corp  NEM.N : up 2.0%
 ** Sibanye Stillwater Ltd  SBSW.N : up 7.6%
 ** Yamana Gold Inc  AUY.N : up 2.0%
 BUZZ-Gold miners rise as inflation, Ukraine worries lift bullion prices
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62SV
    
 ** Travelers Companies Inc  TRV.N : up 1.3%
 ** MetLife Inc  MET.N : up 1.7%
 ** Prudential Financial Inc  PRU.N : up 2.0%
 BUZZ-U.S. insurers gain as Treasury yields hit multi-year highs  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62PG
    
 ** Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF  PALL.P : up 7.3%
 BUZZ-Palladium-focused ETFs jump after London blocks metal sale from Russian
refineries  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62TJ
    
 ** Kaleido Biosciences Inc  KLDO.O : down 72.3%
 BUZZ-Crashes as it prepares to shut shop  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W62TF
    
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   down 0.33%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   down 0.35%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.54%
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 2.77%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 1.07%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 1.00%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   down 0.43%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   down 1.07%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.72%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.59%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.45%
 
 (Rajarshi Roy)
 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))