U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Box, BeyondSpring, Build-A-Bear Workshop, OceanPal
01/12/2021 15:55
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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq jumped more than 1% on Wednesday following a sharp
sell-off triggered by concerns over rising inflation and the new Omicron
coronavirus variant, while shares of Merck rose on progress in approval of its
COVID-19 pill. .N
At 10:33 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 1.12% at
34,871.31. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.46% at 4,633.46 and the Nasdaq Composite
.IXIC was up 1.31% at 15,741.302.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Corp VRTX.OQ , up 6.2%
** Ford Motor Co F.N , up 5.8%
** MGM Resorts International MGM.N , up 5.5%
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Salesforce.com Inc CRM.N , down 6.8%
** Moderna Inc MRNA.OQ , down 5.8%
** Servicenow Inc NOW.N , down 2.9%
The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Build A Bear Workshop BBW.N , up 17.4%
** Box Inc BOX.N , up 14.2%
** GCP Applied Technologies Inc GCP.N , up 13.5%
The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Oceanpal Inc OP.O , up 81.2%
** Arbutus Biopharma ABUS.O , up 31.6%
** Ambarella Inc AMBA.O , up 22.4%
The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Beyondspring Inc BYSI.O , down 52.4%
** Pioneer Power Solutions Inc PPSI.O , down 17.6%
** Petros Pharmaceuticals Inc PTPI.O , down 15%
** Merck MRK.N : up 2%
BUZZ-Merck jumps after FDA panel narrowly votes to back COVID-19 pill
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** Longeveron LGVN.O : down 12.4%
BUZZ-Drops on $20.5 mln private placement deal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM2MB
** CTI BioPharma CTIC.O : down 17.8%
BUZZ-Falls after FDA extends cancer drug review period urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM2OY
** Nio Inc NIO.N : up 2%
BUZZ-Firms up on strong November deliveries urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM2OJ
** Salesforce CRM.N : down 6.8%
BUZZ-Dips on poor forecast; Street says problems are short term urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM2TG
** Aditxt ADTX.O : down 25.2%
BUZZ-Eyes record low on stock, warrants offering plan urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM2ST
** Twitter Inc TWTR.N : up 3.6%
BUZZ-Dorsey's exit could pave way for Twitter's acquisition - Saxo Bank
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** Krystal Biotech KRYS.O : down 9.3%
BUZZ-Dips on $200 mln equity offering urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2SM0UK
** Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc DCPH.O : down 1%
BUZZ-Analysts slash PTs on Deciphera citing dour near-term outlook urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM2X5
** Box Inc BOX.N : up 14.2%
BUZZ-Up on strong Q3 results, PT raises urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM2SQ
** Ardelyx ARDX.O : up 41.6%
BUZZ-Jumps 25% on plans to launch bowel disease therapy urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM2WH
** Sage Therapeutics Inc SAGE.O : up 1%
** Biogen Inc BIIB.O : up 0.5%
BUZZ-Rise on promising depression drug data urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM2WJ
** Kaixin KXIN.O : up 3.6%
BUZZ-Up on new energy vehicles' production, sales target urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM30I
** BioXcel BTAI.O : down 14.2%
BUZZ-Poised for 1-1/2 yr low as FDA extends review of agitation drug
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** Build-A-Bear Workshop BBW.N : up 17.4%
BUZZ-Gains after raising annual sales forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM336
** SAB Biotherapeutics SABS.O : up 5.7%
BUZZ-Surges after flu treatment meets study goal urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM337
** Hewlett Packard HPE.N : down 0.8%
BUZZ-Citi concerned by HP's results after Q4 revenue miss, cuts PT urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM33I
** OceanPal Inc OP.O : up 81.2%
BUZZ-Recently spun-off OceanPal set to double in second day of trading
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** VBI Vaccines VBIV.O : up 3.6%
BUZZ-Jumps on hepatitis B shot approval urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM357
** Ambarella AMBA.O : up 22.4%
BUZZ-Set to hit record high after 'impressive' qtr urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM2VS
** BeyondSpring BYSI.O : down 52.4%
BUZZ-Dives after FDA declines to approve blood disorder drug urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM3BE
** Alaska Air Group ALK.N : up 2.6%
** American Airlines AAL.O : up 1.0%
** Southwest Airlines LUV.N : up 2.2%
** Delta Air Lines DAL.N : up 2.1%
** United Airlines UAL.O : up 1.4%
** Spirit Airlines SAVE.N : up 3.6%
** JetBlue Airways JBLU.O : up 3.1%
** Boeing BA.N : up 0.9%
** Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings NCLH.N : up 3.3%
** Royal Caribbean RCL.N : up 3.3%
** Carnival Corp CCL.N : up 3.7%
** Trip Advisor TRIP.O : up 3.9%
** Expedia Group EXPE.O : up 2.8%
** Booking Holdings BKNG.O : up 3.5%
** Hyatt Hotels H.N : up 4.5%
** Marriott International MAR.O : up 2.6%
** Hilton Worldwide Holdings HLT.N : up 2.6%
** Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd MLCO.O : up 1.8%
** Wynn Resorts WYNN.O : up 2.7%
** MGM Resorts MGM.N : up 5.5%
** Las Vegas Sands Corp LVS.N : up 4.2%
BUZZ-Travel stocks bounce back after Omicron-driven rout urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM39Z
** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX.O : up 6.2%
BUZZ-Up on positive data from kidney disorder treatment urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM3CF
** Oragenics OGEN.A : up 3%
BUZZ-Gains on positive pre-clinical COVID-19 vaccine study results urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM35G
** G-III GIII.O : up 7.1%
BUZZ-Jumps after raising full-year profit forecast urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM35R
** Petroleo Brasileiro PBR.N : up 4.1%
BUZZ-U.S. shares of Petrobras rise on privatization comments urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM3DA
** Chevron Corp CVX.N : up 2.6%
** ExxonMobil XOM.N : up 3.3%
** Laredo Petroleum Inc LPI.N : up 3.1%
** Callon Petroleum Co CPE.N : up 0.8%
** Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N : up 2%
** SM Energy Co SM.N : up 0.9%
** Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N : up 2.8%
** Schlumberger NV SLB.N : up 3.7%
** Halliburton Co HAL.N : up 3.1%
** Baker Hughes Co BKR.N : up 3.6%
** Valero Energy Corp VLO.N : up 5.3%
** Phillips 66 PSX.N : up 3.5%
** PBF Energy Inc PBF.N : up 4.5%
BUZZ-Oil stocks climb ahead of OPEC meeting, analysts see production slowdown
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** Marvell Technology MRVL.O : up 4.1%
BUZZ-Brokerage raises PT before Q3 results urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM3CY
** Groupon GRPN.O : up 5%
BUZZ-Appoints new CEO, shares rise urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM3DB
** Match Group MTCH.O : up 2.8%
BUZZ-Gains after settling lawsuit with Tinder's former executives urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM3DC
** T2 Biosystems TTOO.O : up 2.5%
BUZZ-Gains after confirming its COVID-19 test detects Omicron urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM3I3
** Riot Blockchain RIOT.O : up 6.2%
BUZZ-Rises on acquisition of Ess Metron urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM3CW
** Miner Newmont Corp NEM.N : up 1.6%
** Barrick Gold Corp GOLD.N : up 1.3%
** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N : up 1.4%
** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N : up 1.8%
** Sibanye Stillwater Ltd SBSW.N : up 3.5%
** Yamana Gold Inc AUY.N : up 2.3%
** Kinross Gold Corp KGC.N : up 2.6%
BUZZ-Gold stocks gain as investors pursue safe haven amid Omicron volatility
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** Accenture ACN.N : up 2.6%
BUZZ-Rises on acquiring technology consulting firm Headspring urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2SM3LK
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services .SPLRCL up 1.63%
Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up 1.60%
Consumer Staples .SPLRCS up 1.08%
Energy .SPNY up 2.96%
Financial .SPSY up 2.19%
Health .SPXHC up 0.90%
Industrial .SPLRCI up 1.54%
Information Technology .SPLRCT up 1.16%
Materials .SPLRCM up 2.15%
Real Estate .SPLRCR up 1.49%
Utilities .SPLRCU up 1.33%
(Compiled by Dania Nadeem in Bengaluru)
((Dania.Nadeem@thomsonreuters.com))