* Eikon search string for individual stock moves: * The Day Ahead newsletter: tmsnrt.rs/2ggOmBi * The Morning News Call newsletter: tmsnrt.rs/2fwPLTh U.S. stocks gained in morning trading on Thursday after the United States delayed scheduled tariff hikes on billions worth of Chinese imports, and the European Central Bank launched a stimulus drive to boost the ailing euro zone economy. At 11:59 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.43% at 27,253.28. The S&P 500 was up 0.45% at 3,014.44 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.56% at 8,215.696. The top three S&P 500 percentage gainers: ** LKQ Corp, up 9.1% ** Varian Medical Systems Inc, up 4.1% ** Ball Corp, up 3.5% The top three S&P 500 percentage losers: ** DXC Technology Co, down 15.7% ** Oracle Corp, down 5.3% ** National Oilwell Varco Inc, down 4.4% Among top NYSE percentage gainers: ** Oncocyte Corp, up 15.8% The top three NYSE percentage losers: ** Tailored Brands Inc, down 24.8% ** Rite Aid Corp, down 16.4% ** DXC Technology Co, down 15.7% The top three Nasdaq percentage gainers: ** SINTX Technologies Inc, up 60.7% ** Ruhnn Holding Ltd, up 45.3% ** 10X Genomics Inc, up 41% The top three Nasdaq percentage losers: ** Adverum Biotechnologies Inc, down 30% ** MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc, down 22.7% ** Celyad SA, down 20.6% ** Oracle Corp: down 5.3% BUZZ-Down after forecast disappoints, co-CEO takes medical leave ** Oxford Industries Inc: down 6.4% BUZZ-Slides on weaker-than-expected outlook due to tariffs ** Aurora Cannabis Inc: down 8.5% BUZZ-Drops as lower selling prices lead to Q4 revenue miss ** Sintx Technologies Inc: up 60.7% BUZZ-Surges as Ascendiant Capital starts with "buy" ** Tailored Brands Inc: down 24.8% BUZZ-Falls after suspending dividend, Q3 forecast disappoints ** Activision Blizzard Inc: up 1.3% BUZZ-Rises on rating upgrade, PT hikes ** IQIYI Inc: up 1.6% BUZZ-Up after Bernstein upgrades to "market-perform", boosts PT ** Blueprint Medicines Corp: up 2.9% BUZZ-Rises as Raymond James raises rating to "outperform" ** Universal Display Corp: down 4.6% BUZZ-Falls after Susquehanna downgrades to "negative" ** Baker Hughes: down 0.7% BUZZ-GE carves Baker Hughes stake in upsized stock offering ** DXC Technology Co: down 15.7% BUZZ-CEO change dents shares ** Hertz Global Holdings Inc: up 2.6% BUZZ-Up after Carl Icahn raises stake to 30% ** T2 Biosystems Inc: up 20.7% BUZZ-Up on rating upgrade, PT hikes after BARDA contract ** Celsius Holdings Inc: down 12.6% BUZZ-Falls as company launches stock offering to buy Func Food ** LKQ Corp: up 9.1% BUZZ-Up as investment firm discloses 5.2% stake ** Valeritas Holdings Inc: up 5.6% BUZZ-Surges on positive cannabidiol study data ** Moderna Inc: up 7.7% BUZZ-Rises on positive data from two early trials ** Alta Mesa Resources Inc: down 8.3% BUZZ-Plunges after company files for bankruptcy protection ** Avaya Holdings Corp: down 14.8% BUZZ-Falls as report says firm not eyeing complete sale ** Aytu BioScience Inc: up 1.4% BUZZ-Surges on deal to buy consumer healthcare firm Innovus ** Duluth Holdings Inc: down 14.6% BUZZ-Slides on disappointing annual forecast, Q2 results ** Apellis Pharma: down 14.3% BUZZ-On track for worst day this year after capital raise ** PayPal Holdings: up 3.2% BUZZ-Canaccord upgrade pushes PayPal to possibly month's best session ** Kroger Co: up 0.2% BUZZ-Falls as company raises doubt about financial targets ** Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc: down 14.5% BUZZ-Snaps 6-day winning streak on stock offering plans ** MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc: down 22.7% BUZZ-In choppy waters after weak results ** 10x Genomics: up 41.0% BUZZ-Shares surge after upsized IPO ** Northern Technologies International Corp: up 0.9% BUZZ-Northland starts coverage with "outperform" ** Helmerich and Payne Inc: down 3.0% BUZZ-Falls after downgrade, PT cuts The 11 major S&P 500 sectors: Communication Services up 0.63% Consumer Discretionary up 0.79% Consumer Staples up 0.50% Energy down 0.64% Financial up 0.31% Health up 0.25% Industrial up 0.04% Information Technology up 0.74% Materials up 0.78% Real Estate up 0.41% Utilities up 0.62% (Compiled by Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru)
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