BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Comm services, Nvidia, US insurers

Wall Street's major indexes opened higher in the final trading session of 2024, extending a more than two-year-long bull run fueled by post-pandemic economic resilience, optimism over lower borrowing costs and a boost from the AI revolution. .N

At 10:30 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.31% at 42,704.47.The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.22% at 5,919.85, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.18% at 19,520.08.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:

** Moderna Inc MRNA.OQ, up 4.0%

** AES Corp AES.N, up 2.8%

** Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC.N, up 2.6%

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:

** Copart Inc CPRT.OQ, down 0.9%

** Axon Enterprise Inc AXON.OQ, down 0.6%

** GoDaddy Inc GDDY.N, down 0.6%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:

** KORE Group Holdings Inc KORE.N, up 35.7%

** Almacenes Exito SA EXTO.N, up 20.0%

** AMTD Digital Inc HKD.N, up 15.0%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:

** SES AI Corp SES.N, down 15.1%

** Perfect Corp PERF.N, down 11.0%

** Amprius Technologies Inc AMPX.N, down 9.7%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:

** Onconetix Inc ONCO.OQ, up 325.6%

** Aptorum Group Ltd APM.OQ, up 286.1%

** VerifyMe Inc VRME.OQ, up 154.5%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:

** Sangamo Therapeutics Inc SGMO.OQ, down 52.8%

** Energous Corp WATT.OQ, down 44.5%

** Cocrystal Pharma Inc COCP.OQ, down 39.1%

** Vacasa Inc VCSA.O:
BUZZ - Needham downgrades Vacasa to 'hold' nL4N3NW09O

** VeriSign Inc VRSN.O:
BUZZ - Rises after Berkshire boosts stake again nL4N3NW0E5

** Hut 8 Mining Corp HUT.O:

** Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O:

** Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O:

** Marathon Digital Holdings Inc MARA.O:
BUZZ - 'To the moon:' bitcoin more than doubles in 2024, crypto stocks mixed nL4N3NW0DF

** Verastem Inc VSTM.O:
BUZZ - Jumps as FDA grants priority review for ovarian cancer combo therapy nL4N3NW0F8

** UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N:

** Humana Inc HUM.N:

** CVS Health Corp CVS.N:

** Centene Corp CNC.N:
BUZZ - Health insurers set to end another year with losses nL4N3NW0GD

** Boeing Co BA.N:
BUZZ - Set to be Dow's worst performer in turbulent year nL4N3NW0G1

** JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N:

** Bank of America Corp BAC.N:

** Wells Fargo WFC.N:
BUZZ - Crisis averted: Top US banks surge in 2024 on rate cuts, revival in deal-making nL4N3NW0FL

** Targa Resources Corp TRGP.N:

** Williams Companies Inc WMB.N:

** Kinder Morgan Inc KMI.N:

** ONEOK Inc OKE.N:
BUZZ - Targa Resources more than doubles; U.S. pipeline operators rise in 2024 nL4N3NW0H6

** McDonald's Corp MCD.N:

** Yum Brands Inc YUM.N:

** Domino's Pizza Inc DPZ.N:

** Wendy's Co WEN.O:
BUZZ - US fast food chains grapple with value wars, weak demand in 2024 nL4N3NW0I6

** Sangamo Therapeutics Inc SGMO.O:
BUZZ - Plunges after Pfizer terminates partnership nL4N3NW0HY

** Kazia Therapeutics Ltd KZIA.O:
BUZZ - Falls after US FDA says cancer drug cannot be granted accelerated approval nL4N3NW0IL

** Flagstar Financial Inc FLG.N:

BUZZ - Rocky 2024 leads to $3.6 bln loss in market capitalization nL4N3NW0IC

** United Parcel Services Inc UPS.N:
BUZZ - Faces third straight year of decline nL4N3NW0IY

** Palantir Technology Inc PLTR.O:

** Microsoft Corp MSFT.O:

** Broadcom Inc AVGO.O:

** Albemarle Corp ALB.N:
BUZZ - Comm services, tech top S&P 500 sector performers in 2024, materials lag nL4N3NW0GY

** Tesla Inc TSLA.O:
BUZZ - Only gainer in bruising 2024 for EVs nL4N3NW0FP

** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O:
BUZZ - Extends gain, Intel tumbles in 2024 nL4N3NW0H5

** Netflix Inc NFLX.O:
BUZZ - Towers over media stocks in 2024, Paramount lags nL4N3NW0HJ

** Meta Platforms Inc META.O:

** Apple Inc AAPL.O:

** Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O:
BUZZ - Big Tech investors cautious as smaller rivals vie for market share in 2024 nL4N3NW0GZ

** Travelers Companies Inc TRV.N:
BUZZ - US insurers catch up with market benchmark after lagging in 2023 nL4N3NW0JZ

** Hims & Hers Health Inc HIMS.N:
BUZZ - Shines bright in a testing year for telehealth stocks nL4N3NW0HH

** General Motors Co GM.N:
BUZZ - Shines in rough year for US automakers nL4N3NW0FK

** Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR.O:
BUZZ - Set to top S&P 500 in 2024 on AI fever; Walgreens slumps nL4N3NW0IE

** Abercrombie & Fitch Co ANF.N:
BUZZ - Rallies among US apparel; cosmetics retailers face heat in 2024 nL4N3NW0JA

The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:

(Rajarshi Roy)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))