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Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Wednesday after softer-than-expected services sector data offered relief to investors worried about the Federal Reserve taking a cautious approach to monetary easing due to resilience in the U.S. economy. .N

At 13:46 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.14% at 39,226.61. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.36% at 5,224.45 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.49% at 16,320.81.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** GE Aerospace , up 7.9%
** NRG Energy , up 6.1%
** Caesars Entertainment , up 3.8%

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Ulta Beauty Inc , down 14.5%
** Intel Corp , down 7.3%
** Estee Lauder , down 4.3%

The top NYSE .PG.N percentage gainer:
** BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust , up 15.6%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** GCT Semiconductor Holding , down 63.2%
** Better Choice Company , down 22.4%
** Indonesia Energy Corporation , down 15.1%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** ARCA Biopharma , up 78.4%
** Eiger BioPharmaceuticals , up 61.5%
** Aurora Cannabis , up 39.5%

The top Nasdaq .PL.O percentage loser:
** DigiAsia Corp , down 42.6%

** Intel Corp INTC.O: down 7.3%
BUZZ - Drops as operating losses escalate

** Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc VNDA.O: up 35.0%
BUZZ - Rises after US FDA approves bipolar disorder drug

** Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc PLAY.O: up 11.5%
BUZZ - Surges over six-year high on Q4 margin growth

** Blue Owl Capital Inc OWL.N: up 4.8%
BUZZ - Rises after $750 mln deal to buy insurer Kuvare

** Wolfspeed Inc WOLF.N: down 4.5%
BUZZ - Falls after Wells Fargo downgrades rating, cuts PT

** Casa Systems Inc CASA.O: down 81.8%
BUZZ - Shares tank as co starts bankruptcy process

** Cal-Maine Foods Inc CALM.O: up 3.2%
BUZZ - Up on improved egg demand in Q3

** Signet Jewelers Ltd SIG.N: up 9.8%
BUZZ - Surges after lifting annual profit forecast

** Lenz Therapeutics Inc LENZ.O: up 0.6%
BUZZ - Gains as eye disease drugs succeed in late-stage trials

** Kintara Therapeutics Inc KTRA.O: up 61.4%
BUZZ - Doubles on plans to merge with TuHURA Biosciences

** Arcadium Lithium PLC ALTM.N: up 5.6%
BUZZ - Gains after Raymond James upgrades to 'strong buy'

** Lightspeed Commerce Inc LSPD.N: up 4.5%
BUZZ - US-listed shares of Lightspeed Commerce rise on job cuts, 2024 outlook

** ARCA Biopharma Inc ABIO.O: up 78.4%
BUZZ - Surges on deal to merge with Oruka Therapeutics

** Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc ALDX.O: up 14.1%
BUZZ - Rises after Oppenheimer upgrades to 'outperform'

** Fluence Energy Inc FLNC.O: up 2.9%
BUZZ - Rises after Raymond James upgrades to 'outperform'

** Spotify Technology SA SPOT.N: up 6.6%
BUZZ - Rises on report of price hike in some markets

** MoneyLion Inc ML.N: up 7.3%
BUZZ - Rises after Needham initiates coverage with 'buy'

** American Battery Technology Co ABAT.O: up 14.6%
BUZZ - Rises on receiving $20 mln tax credit award

** SPAR Group Inc SGRP.O: up 14.5%
BUZZ - Gains on share repurchase program

** Ulta Beauty Inc ULTA.O: down 14.5%

** e.l.f. Beauty Inc ELF.N: down 10.6%

** Coty Inc COTY.N: down 5.2%

** Sally Beauty Holdings Inc SBH.N: down 5.9%

BUZZ - Slumps after Q1 slowdown warning

** Levi Strauss & Co LEVI.N: up 0.9%

BUZZ - Lifts heading into results

** Identiv Inc INVE.O: down 18.2%

BUZZ - Slips after co announces CEO change, deal to sell security business

** Globe Life Inc GL.N: down 1.2%

BUZZ - Dips after short-seller Koppikar sees insurer as an 'attractive' target

** Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.O: up 39.5%

** Canopy Growth Corp CGC.O: up 6.5%

** Tilray Brands Inc TLRY.O: up 13.6%

BUZZ - Canadian cannabis firms gain on potential for lower taxes in budget week

The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))