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The benchmark Nasdaq and S&P 500 jumped on Thursday, recouping recent losses on
a boost from chip and megacap stocks, as investors scouted for clues on whether
the Fed's rate cuts were imminent and assessed a mixed bag of corporate
earnings. .N
At 13:31 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 0.17% at
37,204.14. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.12% at 4,744.77 and the Nasdaq Composite
.IXIC was up 0.48% at 14,926.708.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Fastenal Co FAST.OQ , up 5.8%
** Caesars Entertainment Inc CZR.OQ , up 4%
** KLA Corp KLAC.OQ , up 3.4%
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Humana Inc HUM.N , down 10.7%
** Discover Financial Services DFS.N , down 10.3%
** KeyCorp KEY.N , down 5.5%
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** M.D.C. Holdings Inc MDC.N , up 18.3%
** Pinstripes Holdings Inc PNST.N , up 13.4%
** Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF BDRY.N , up 13.2%
The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Spirit Airlines Inc SAVE.N , down 26.2%
** WisdomTree Battery Value Chain and Innovation Fund WBAT.N , down 21.5%
** Volato Group Inc SOAR.N , down 21%
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** CCSC Technology International Holdings Ltd CCTG.O , up 137%
** Nvni Group Ltd NVNI.O , up 37.8%
** Sezzle Inc SEZL.O , up 27.5%
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Newcourt Acquisition Corp NCAC.O , down 31.9%
** Newcourt Acquisition Corp NCACU.O , down 31.2%
** Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc CSSEN.O , down 26.7%
** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O : up 0.6%
** Micron Technology Inc MU.O : up 1.0%
** Applied Materials Inc AMAT.O : up 3.0%
BUZZ - US chip shares rise as TSMC bullish on AI demand urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E83IE
** Discover Financial Services DFS.N : down 10.3%
BUZZ - Sinks after Q4 profit plunges urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E82FE
** SurgePays Inc SURG.O : down 14.8%
BUZZ - Falls after pricing stock offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E82J8
** Birkenstock Holding PLC BIRK.N : down 9.9%
BUZZ - Dips on annual earnings concerns; Q4 adj profit miss urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E83CS
** Spirit Airlines Inc SAVE.N : down 26.2%
BUZZ - Extends fall, Citi cuts to sell urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E82Q7
** Humana Inc HUM.N : down 10.7%
BUZZ - Dips on worries over higher medical costs urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E8365
** Apple Inc AAPL.O : up 2.4%
BUZZ - Rises after first upgrade this year in anticipation of AI features
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E82N9
** Fastenal Co FAST.O : up 5.8%
BUZZ - Gains on strong Q4 results urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E82RX
** Peabody Energy Corp BTU.N : up 7.5%
BUZZ - Rises on S&P SmallCap 600 inclusion urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E82TF
** UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N : down 2.8%
** Elevance Health Inc ELV.N : down 3.5%
** Centene Corp CNC.N : down 2.8%
** Cigna Group CI.N : down 1.6%
BUZZ - US health insurers fall as Humana warns high medical costs may hit 2024
forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E83D1
** Insteel Industries Inc IIIN.N : down 7.6%
BUZZ - Falls as Q1 sales decline urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E833X
** Canopy Growth Corp CGC.O : down 3.8%
BUZZ - Falls on discounted private placement offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E830E
** KeyCorp KEY.N : down 5.5%
BUZZ - Down after profit shrinks on FDIC charge, interest income slump
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E835E
** Lipocine Inc LPCN.O : up 4.4%
BUZZ - Rises on licensing deal for testosterone therapy in US, Canada
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E8372
** Carnival PLC CCL.N : up 0.5%
BUZZ - Rises after Truist lifts PT citing demand surge in 2024 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E83ET
** Plug Power Inc PLUG.O : down 15.9%
BUZZ - Plummets on $1 bln equity raise plans urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3E81M1
** BHP Group Ltd BHP.N : down 0.8%
** Southern Copper Corp SCCO.N : down 0.5%
BUZZ - Copper miners fall on patchy economic recovery in China urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E83I1
** Northern Trust Corp NTRS.O : down 3.2%
BUZZ - Falls on lower profit urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E836A
** ONEOK Inc OKE.N : up 3.1%
BUZZ - Rises on $2 bln share buyback, dividend raise urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E83MS
** Tenet Healthcare Corp THC.N : up 0.7%
** HCA Healthcare Inc HCA.N : up 1.7%
BUZZ - US hospital operators rise after insurers signal elevated Q4 medical
costs urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E83HO
** Kinder Morgan Inc KMI.N : down 2.1%
BUZZ - Falls on Q4 results miss urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E830X
** CNX Resources Corp CNX.N : down 1.2%
** EQT Corp EQT.N : down 2.5%
** New Fortress Energy Inc NFE.O : down 3.8%
** Tellurian Inc TELL.N : down 7.6%
BUZZ - Natgas firms fall on smaller-than-expected storage withdrawal, warmer
forecasts urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E83Q6
** Novocure Ltd NVCR.O : up 21.7%
BUZZ - Rises after FDA accepts premarket application for cancer treatment
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E83PQ
** Hertz Global Holdings Inc HTZ.O : up 6.1%
BUZZ - Rallies as Morgan Stanley upgrades after EV fleet slash urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3E825Q
** Winnebago Industries Inc WGO.N : down 0.7%
BUZZ - Edges lower after convertible deal plans urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3E82B6
** Hoth Therapeutics Inc HOTH.O : up 8.6%
BUZZ - Rises on FDA clearance to expand its mid-stage cancer study urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3E83W2
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services .SPLRCL up 0.79%
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD down 0.19%
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS down 0.72%
Energy .SPNY down 0.73%
Financial .SPSY down 0.37%
Health .SPXHC down 0.64%
Industrial .SPLRCI up 0.38%
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 1.05%
Materials .SPLRCM down 0.36%
Real Estate .SPLRCR down 1.10%
Utilities .SPLRCU down 1.46%
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))