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U.S. stocks eked out modest gains on Tuesday on the back of upbeat quarterly
reports from retailers and in anticipation of a U.S.-China trade deal as early
as this month end.
At 12:03 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.03 percent at
25,828.25. The S&P 500 was down 0.02 percent at 2,792.35 and the Nasdaq
Composite was up 0.13 percent at 7,587.569.
The top three S&P 500 percentage gainers:
** Kohl's Corp, up 7.5 pct
** Willis Towers Watson Plc, up 6.6 pct
** Target Corp, up 5 pct
The top three S&P 500 percentage losers:
** Align Technology Inc, down 6.3 pct
** Dish Network Corp, down 4.8 pct
** Aon Plc, down 3.5 pct
The top three NYSE percentage gainers:
** Turning Point Brands, up 13.5 pct
** Huya Inc, up 12.4 pct
** Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc, up 10.5 pct
The top three NYSE percentage losers:
** Barnes & Noble Education, down 27.9 pct
** Intelsat SA, down 24.2 pct
** Revlon Inc, down 17.9 pct
The top three Nasdaq percentage gainers:
** Fuwei Films Holdings Co Ltd, up 22.3 pct
** Ctrip.Com International Ltd, up 21.1 pct
** The9 Limited, up 20 pct
The top three Nasdaq percentage losers:
** Atlas Financial Holdings, down 56.8 pct
** Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc, down 30.5 pct
** Psychemedics Corp, down 24.2 pct
** GameStop Corp: up 2.3 pct
BUZZ-GameStop: Jumps on plans to retire debt, $300 mln share buyback
** YY Inc: up 16.4 pct
** Huya Inc: up 12.4 pct
BUZZ-China's Huya and YY climb on strong Q4 reports
** Salesforce.com Inc: down 1.0 pct
BUZZ-Salesforce falls after weak forecast, dampening quarterly beat
** TPI Composites Inc: up 5.9 pct
BUZZ-TPI Composites: JP Morgan upgrades to "overweight"
** Ctrip.com International Ltd: up 21.1 pct
BUZZ-Shares of Ctrip.com move higher on revenue beat
** Alaska Air Group Inc: down 2.1 pct
BUZZ-Alaska Air Group Inc: Cuts Q1 outlook for key revenue measure
** Ingersoll Rand: up 1.1 pct
BUZZ-Ingersoll Rand: Goldman adds to conviction list
** Target Corp: up 5.0 pct
BUZZ-Target: Shares climb on strong results, forecast
** Tesla Inc: down 2.0 pct
BUZZ-Tesla: Pares losses after China agrees on solution to customs issue
** Hertz Global Holdings Inc: down 13.1 pct
BUZZ-Hertz extends skid as Carl Icahn cuts stake
** Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc: down 30.5 pct
BUZZ-Adamas Pharma: Slides 28 pct after backing away from revenue goals
** Marathon Oil Corp: up 0.2 pct
** ConocoPhillips: down 1.3 pct
BUZZ-JPMorgan sees similarities in Marathon and ConocoPhillips
** Aurora Cannabis Inc: up 7.3 pct
** Cronos Group Inc: up 3.6 pct
BUZZ-Cowen starts Aurora Cannabis with 'outperform', Cronos on 'market-perform'
** Kohl's Corp: up 7.5 pct
BUZZ-Kohl's Corp: Jumps on strong Q4 report, forecast, boosting rivals
** Maxar Technologies: down 1.1 pct
BUZZ-Maxar Technologies: CS cuts PT on decision to retain GEO business
** Uniti Group: down 3.6 pct
BUZZ-Uniti Group: Down after co significantly limits 2019 dividend
** Genco Shipping & Trading: up 7.0 pct
BUZZ-Genco Shipping & Trading: Rises on strong Q4 beat result
** USA Technologies: down 10.4 pct
BUZZ-USA Technologies: Drops after delisting notice
** JetBlue Airways Corp: down 0.8 pct
BUZZ-JetBlue Airways Corp: Shares down after Q1 forecast cut
** L Brands Inc: up 2.4 pct
BUZZ-L Brands rises as investor pushes for Victoria's Secret spinoff
** GNC Holdings: down 13.3 pct
BUZZ-GNC Holdings: Erases early gains after Q4 loss
** Blackline Inc: down 2.9 pct
BUZZ-Blackline: Down as Silver Lake exits from accounting software co
** Alphabet Inc: up 0.7 pct
BUZZ-Alphabet: Needham starts with "buy", sees Facebook biggest FAANG rival
** Atlas Financial Holdings Inc: down 56.8 pct
BUZZ-Atlas Financial: Slumps to record low on surprise Q4 loss
** Best Inc: up 7.5 pct
BUZZ-Best Inc shares eye 5-month high after upbeat results, forecast
** NanoViricides Inc: up 10.1 pct
BUZZ-NanoViricides surges after update on skin drug
** Tyson Foods Inc: up 2.5 pct
BUZZ-Tyson Foods: Stephens starts with 'buy'; says "attractive entry point"
** Western Digital Corp: down 2.4 pct
** Micron Technology Inc: down 1.4 pct
BUZZ-Western Digital, Micron: Fall on Susquehanna memory trend forecast
** Delta Air Lines: up 1.4 pct
BUZZ-Delta Air Lines: Shares rise as co says demand solid in Q1
** Gaia Inc: down 15.7 pct
BUZZ-Gaia Inc: Slips on quarterly miss, slower subscriber growth
** Precipio Inc: up 6.7 pct
BUZZ-Precipio Inc: Jumps in heavy volume on strong order flow
** Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc: down 4.0 pct
BUZZ-Pacira Pharma falls on deal to buy maker of non-opioid pain relief system
** Document Security Systems: up 58.7 pct
BUZZ-Document Security Systems: Eyes best day in a year
** Staffing 360 Solutions: up 5.0 pct
BUZZ-Staffing 360 Solutions: Set for best day in nearly 1-1/2 months
** General Electric: up 0.3 pct
BUZZ-GE's 2019 stock roll in focus as CEO set to talk
** GreenSky Inc: up 13.5 pct
BUZZ-GreenSky: Having best day since team up with AmEx
** Endo International Plc: down 5.6 pct
BUZZ-Endo: Falls as Leerink downgrades on opioid lawsuit risks
** Exxon Mobil Corp: down 0.2 pct
** Chevron Corp: up 0.1 pct
BUZZ-Exxon dips, Chevron gains as Permian plans unveiled
** Align Technology: down 6.2 pct
BUZZ-Align Tech: Grinds to bottom of S&P on order to shut stores
** Willis Towers Watson Plc: up 6.6 pct
** Aon Plc: down 3.5 pct
BUZZ-Willis Towers Watson: At record high on report of Aon's buyout interest
** Harley-Davidson Inc: up 0.6 pct
BUZZ-Harley-Davidson Inc: Up after move into electric bikes for kids
** Bionano Genomics: up 17.8 pct
BUZZ-Bionano Genomics: Jumps on results from human genome study
** Graftech International: down 9.3 pct
BUZZ-GrafTech Int'l: Slides as Brookfield looks to lighten up
** Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc: up 6.7 pct
BUZZ-Marinus Pharma: Jefferies starts coverage, sees near-term drivers
** Pedevco: up 9.4 pct
BUZZ-Pedevco: Jumps on deal to convert all debt into equity
** Barnes & Noble Education: down 27.9 pct
BUZZ-Barnes & Noble Education: Plunges on sales miss as fewer students turn
pages
** Psychemedics Corp: down 24.2 pct
BUZZ-Psychemedics: Trips on 63 pct fall in Q4 profit
** Electronic Arts: down 1.7 pct
BUZZ-EA: Drops as Cowen says "Apex Legends" scorching run is cooling
** John Wiley & Sons: down 16.0 pct
BUZZ-John Wiley & Sons: Slips after weak Q3 report
** Citigroup: down 1.6 pct
** Wells Fargo: down 1.0 pct
** Morgan Stanley: down 1.1 pct
** Goldman Sachs: down 0.8 pct
** Bank of America: down 0.3 pct
BUZZ-Big U.S. banks trading lower
** Pluralsight: down 6.5 pct
BUZZ-Pluralsight slumps on follow-on, convertible debt offering plans
** G1 Therapeutics: down 1.0 pct
BUZZ-G1 Therapeutics lagging in 2019 ahead of investor day
** Planet Fitness: up 1.8 pct
BUZZ-Planet Fitness: Shares lifted to record high by Kohl's partnership
** Turning Point Brands: up 13.5 pct
BUZZ-Turning Point Brands: Surges on strong Q4 sales
** Spotifty Technology SA: up 4.8 pct at $145.85
BUZZ-Spotify: Streaming higher on upbeat India numbers
The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
Communication Services up 0.36 pct
Consumer Discretionary up 0.52 pct
Consumer Staples up 0.01 pct
Energy down 0.51 pct
Financial down 0.54 pct
Health up 0.18 pct
Industrial up 0.02 pct
Information Technology down 0.21 pct
Materials down 0.28 pct
Real Estate up 0.55 pct
Utilities up 0.03 pct
(Compiled by Arjun Panchadar in Bengaluru)