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U.S. stock indexes opened higher on Friday, but the blue-chip Dow and the benchmark S&P 500 were set to snap four straight weeks of gains as inflation concerns rekindled monetary policy caution ahead of a long weekend. .N

At 11:38 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.22% at 39,150.93. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.67% at 5,303.39 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 1.02% at 16,906.867.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Deckers Outdoor Corporation , up 13.5%
** First Solar Inc , up 10.1%
** Ross Stores Inc , up 9.8%

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Intuit Inc , down 8.3%
** Dayforce Inc , down 4.7%
** EPAM Systems Inc , down 2.2%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** MoneyLion Inc , up 20.3%
** Ryde Group Ltd , up 19.8%
** Oklo Inc , up 17.3%

The top two NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** VirnetX Holding Corporation , down 9.8%
** Lions Gate Entertainment Corp , down 9.5%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Akanda Corp , up 56.9%
** OneMedNet Corporation , up 42.2%
** Merus NV , up 38.5%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Verastem Inc , down 63.1%
** Genelux Corporation , down 41.7%
** TriSalus Life Sciences Inc , down 22%

** Workday Inc WDAY.O: down 13.7%
BUZZ - Slumps after trimming Q2 subscription revenue forecast

** Apple Inc AAPL.O: up 1.6%
BUZZ - Wedbush raises Apple PT to reflect higher AI monetisation opportunities, China turnaround

** Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc IOVA.O: up 0.9%
BUZZ - Climbs on positive mid-stage data for skin cancer treatment

** Guardant Health Inc GH.O: up 6.6%
BUZZ - Rises as US FDA advisers back approval of cancer test

** Intuit Inc INTU.O: down 8.2%
BUZZ - Falls after Q3 results; brokerage flags weakness in consumer unit

** Shift4 Payments Inc FOUR.N: up 5.9%
BUZZ - Rises after Wedbush initiates coverage

** Merus NV MRUS.O: up 38.5%
BUZZ - Climbs after positive interim data for cancer therapy combo

** XPO Inc XPO.N: up 1.5%
BUZZ - Rises after Stifel upgrades to 'buy', lifts PT

** FedEx Corp FDX.N: down 0.7%
BUZZ - J.P.Morgan lowers FedEx PT citing USPS contract loss

** Howmet Aerospace Inc HWM.N: up 2.4%
BUZZ - Rises after Bernstein lifts PT

** Martin Midstream Partners LP MMLP.O: up 3.3%
BUZZ - Rises after buyout offer

The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Roshia Sabu in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))