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03/08/2022 19:04

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Wall Street's major indexes surged on Wednesday, with gains in big technology
companies lifting the Nasdaq to near three-month highs as key readings on the
services sector and new orders helped calm recession fears. .N 
    
    At 1:41 pm ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 1.4% at
32,844. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 1.59% at 4,156.39 and the Nasdaq Composite
 .IXIC  was up 2.57% at 12,665.735.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Moderna Inc  MRNA.OQ , up 16.5 %
 ** Paypal Holdings Inc  PYPL.OQ , up 9.3 %
 ** Dish Network Corp  DISH.OQ , up 6.7 %
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Solaredge Technologies Inc  SEDG.OQ , down 17.9 %
 ** Match Group Inc  MTCH.OQ , down 17 %
 ** Charles River Labs International Inc  CRL.N , down 9.3 %
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Ping Identity Holding  PING.N , up 60 %
 ** Nanoviricides  NNVC.N , up 36 %
 ** Direxion Daily Mid Cap Bull 3x Shares MIDU.N , up 27.7 %
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Boqii Holdings Ltd  BQ.N , down 25.7 %
 ** Amtd Digital Inc  HKD.N , down 22.6 %
 ** Vaalco Energy Inc  EGY.N , down 17.8 %
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Kaspien Holdings Inc  KSPN.O , up 123.9 %
 ** Heart Test  Laboratories Inc  HSCS.O , up 101.2 %
 ** Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd   QNRX.O , up 100.6 %
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Bruush Oral Care Inc  BRSH.O , down 42.2 %
 ** Mdjm Ltd  MDJH.O , down 38.3 %
 ** Liberty Tripadvisor Holdings Inc  LTRPB.O , down 37.1 %
 
 
** NortonLifeLock Inc  NLOK.O : up 6.7%
 BUZZ - Jumps as final hurdle cleared for $8.6 bln Avast buy  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF23W
 
 ** Airbnb Inc  ABNB.O : down 2.0%
 BUZZ - Falls after Q3 outlook disappoints  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF25M
    
 ** PayPal Holdings Inc  PYPL.O : up 9.3%
 BUZZ - Surges after Elliot's $2 bln stake, profit outlook raise  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF26H
    
 ** Match Group Inc  MTCH.O : down 17.0%
 BUZZ - Sinks as Tinder CEO steps down, Q3 forecast disappoints  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF295
    
 ** Nikola Corp  NKLA.O : up 6.6%
 BUZZ - Gains as investors approve proposal to increase number of shares
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2AG
    
 ** Solaredge Technologies Inc  SEDG.O : down 17.9%
 BUZZ - Declines on downbeat Q2 results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2AD
   
    
 ** Advanced Micro Devices Inc  AMD.O : down 1.5%
 BUZZ - Falls as Q3 forecast misses on softer PC, gaming graphics demand
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2CB
    
 ** CVS Health Corp  CVS.N : up 5.5%
 BUZZ - Gains on raising annual profit forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2CP
    
 ** Sierra Wireless Inc  SWIR.N : up 8.8%
 BUZZ - Climbs on $1.12 bln buyout by Semtech  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2G4
    
 ** Block Inc  SQ.N : up 10.1%
 BUZZ - Up as PayPal optimism spills over  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2GK
    
 ** Coherus BioSciences Inc  CHRS.O : up 1.3%
 BUZZ - Jumps on FDA approval for Lucentis biosimilar  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2CX
    
 ** Ping Identity Holding Corp  PING.N : up 60.0%
 BUZZ - Up on $2.4 billion buyout deal from Thoma Bravo  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2M0
    
 ** Robinhood Markets Inc  HOOD.O : up 12.5%
 BUZZ - Rises on job cuts, smaller-than-expected loss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2SL
    
 ** Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc  ARQT.O : up 14.7%
 BUZZ - Jumps on $150 mln premium stock offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZE2KW
    
 ** Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc  SPR.N : down 8.3%
 BUZZ - Down on wider-than-expected Q2 loss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2YH
    
 ** Poseida Therapeutics Inc  PSTX.O : up 61.3%
 BUZZ - Jumps as Roche deal provides shot in the arm  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2ZM
    
 ** Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc  REGN.O : up 6.0%
 BUZZ - Rises as sales beat estimates on Eylea boost  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF2ZZ
    
 ** Axonics Inc  AXNX.O : down 2.9%
 BUZZ - Drops on pricing share offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF10M
    
** Chevron Corp  CVX.N : down 2.2%
 ** Exxon Mobil Corp  XOM.N : down 2.8% 
** EOG Resources Inc  EOG.N : down 3.7% 
** Occidental Petroleum Corp  OXY.N : down 5.1%
 BUZZ - Energy firms fall as U.S. stockpiles surge  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3LM
       
 ** MicroStrategy Inc  MSTR.O : up 12.4%
  BUZZ - CEO Saylor to become chairman to focus on bitcoin strategy  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF31S
    
 ** Dish Network Corp  DISH.O : up 6.8%
  BUZZ - Up on Q2 profit beat  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF33O
    
 ** Horizon Therapeutics Plc  HZNP.O : down 21.3%
  BUZZ - Sinks after cutting sales forecast for eye drug  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF333
    
 ** Workhorse Group Inc  WKHS.O : up 3.7%
  BUZZ - Gains on receiving first tranche of chassis from GreenPower
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF36C
    
 ** Moderna Inc  MRNA.O : up 16.5%
  BUZZ - Jumps on $3 billion share buyback plan  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3MO
    
 ** Knowles Corp  KN.N : down 15.7%
  BUZZ - Down after revenue forecast disappoints  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF37L
    
 ** Ford Motor Co  F.N : up 2.8%
  BUZZ - Shares up as July vehicle sales jump  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF39R
    
 ** Chesapeake Energy Corp  CHK.O : down 1.8%
  BUZZ - Jumps on plans to exit Eagle Ford basin  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF39X
    
 ** Meta Platforms Inc  META.O : up 4.8%
  BUZZ - Rises on report it is exploring first-ever bond sale  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3A3
    
 ** Tupperware Brands Corp  TUP.N : up 25.7%
  BUZZ - Surges after Q2 results top estimates  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3AQ
    
 ** Extra Space Storage Inc  EXR.N : up 4.7%
  BUZZ - Climbs on upbeat outlook  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF1FI
    
 ** Sofi Technologies Inc  SOFI.O : up 25.8%
  BUZZ - Shares soar after co ups FY guidance, Q2 beats Street  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF1GZ
    
 ** Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp  BGFV.O : down 6.1%
  BUZZ - Shares slip on disappointing results, outlook  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF176
    
 ** Infinera Corp  INFN.O : down 20.8%
  BUZZ - Tumbles on planned $275 mln convertible debt deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF1JR
    
 ** Charles River Laboratories International Inc  CRL.N : down 9.3%
  BUZZ - Falls on cutting full-year forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3FY
    
 ** Unum Group  UNM.N : up 15.1%
  BUZZ - Shares jump after quarterly report, rosier outlook  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF1NA
    
 ** Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc  MACK.O : down 15.1%
  BUZZ - Dives as drug fails lung cancer study  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3HS
    
 ** Under Armour Inc  UAA.N : up 1.7%
  BUZZ - Rises after quarterly revenue beats estimates  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3IK
    
 ** Cirrus Logic Inc  CRUS.O : up 5.5%
  BUZZ - Rallies after iPhone demand buoys quarterly results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF1SI
    
 ** PayPal Holdings  Inc  PYPL.O : up 9.3%
 ** Affirm Holdings Inc  AFRM.O : up 10.4%
 ** Marqeta Inc  MQ.O : up 4.1% 
 ** SoFi Technologies Inc  SOFI.O : up 25.8%
  BUZZ - Fintechs, consumer lenders rally amid PayPal cheer  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF1SH
    
 ** ProPetro Holding Corp  PUMP.N : down 13.6%
  BUZZ - Eyes worst day in two years on weak Q2 results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3L3
    
 ** Microchip Technology Inc  MCHP.O : up 5.5%
  BUZZ - Jumps after strong quarterly report  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF1W0
    
 ** Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc  DFIN.N : up 17.1%
  BUZZ - Hits 7-month high after results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2ZF1VY
    
 ** Poseida Therapeutics Inc  PSTX.O : up 61.3%
 ** Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc  ALNY.O : up 42.1%
 ** Merck & Co  MRK.N : up 0.1%
 ** Gilead Sciences Inc  GILD.O : up 5.7%
  BUZZ - Nasdaq biotech index eyes best day since late 2020  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3N7
    
 ** Tradeweb Markets Inc  TW.O : down 1.9%
  BUZZ - Dips after revenue misses estimates  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3NF
    
 ** Orion Energy Systems Inc  OESX.O : down 19.5%
  BUZZ - Touches 3-year low after Q1 revenue halves  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2ZF3O1
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 2.59%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 2.37%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.54%
 Energy                   .SPNY     down 2.83%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 1.44%
 Health                   .SPXHC    up 1.08%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 0.74%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 2.57%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 0.24%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 1.17%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.56%
 
 (Rajarshi Roy and Khushi Mandowara)
 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))