** Shares of U.S. restaurants climb, with Wall Street's main
indexes rising for the first time after a brutal five-day
selloff .N
** Fast-food chains Wendy's WEN.O , Taco Bell-parent Yum
Brands YUM.N and Burger King owner Restaurant Brands
International QSR.N up 0.2% to 1% after five straight days of
losses
** Burger giant McDonald's MCD.N , however, down ~1% as
Citi Research cuts PT; set for sixth straight session of
decline urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N30Y2GN
** Coffee chain Starbucks SBUX.O rises 0.8%, while
doughnut chain Krispy Kreme DNUT.O gains 1.5%; Cheesecake
Factory CAKE.O and Shake Shack SHAK.O up 5% and 4.2%,
respectively
** Burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG.N climbs 1.5%
** Chili's-parent Brinker International EAT.N jumps more
than 6%, with Olive Garden-owner Darden Restaurants rising 3.4%
DRI.N and Denny's DENN.O up ~5%
** The S&P 500 Restaurants .SPLRCREST index had fallen
~18% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru)
((DeborahMary.Sophia@thomsonreuters.com;))