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Wall Street's main stock indexes struggled for direction on Thursday as investors favored rate-sensitive small-cap stocks over expensive megacaps after a softer-than-expected inflation reading bolstered hopes for monetary policy easing in September. .N

At 11:50 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.23% at 39,812.83. The S&P 500 .SPX was down 0.76% at 5,591.19 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 1.66% at 18,338.425.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Builders FirstSource , up 7.1 %
** D.R. Horton , up 6.8 %
** Mohawk Industries , up 6.8 %

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** American Airlines Group , down 6.1 %
** Delta Air Lines , down 5.7 %
** Nvidia , down 4.6 %

The top two NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Methode Electronics , up 44.3 %
** QuantumScape , up 28.8 %


The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** E2open Parent Holdings , down 14.6 %
** GCT Semiconductor Holding , down 10.9 %
** Phoenix New Media , down 10.7 %

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Locafy , up 205.3 %
** NexImmune , up 144.4 %
** Volcon , up 44.1 %

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Cetus Capital , down 29.7 %
** Inspire Veterinary Partners , down 28.9 %
** Salarius Pharmaceuticals , down 21.2 %

** DoorDash Inc DASH.O: down 0.2%
BUZZ - Down after Keybanc initiates with sector weight rating

** Alcoa Corp AA.N: up 1.4%
BUZZ - Up after Q2 prelim results surpass Wall Street bets

** Citigroup Inc C.N: down 1.5%
BUZZ - Falls after US regulators slap $136 million fine

** Delta Air Lines Inc DAL.N: down 5.7%
BUZZ - Shares fall on downbeat Q3 earnings forecast

** Pfizer PFE.N: up 1.3%
BUZZ - Rises after moving forward with once-daily weight loss drug

** QuantumScape QS.N: up 28.8%
BUZZ - Jumps as Volkswagen to ramp up production of co-developed battery cells

** Schlumberger NV SLB.N: up 1.4%

** Baker Hughes BKR.O: up 1.4%

** Transocean RIG.N: up 1.8%
BUZZ - Susquehanna expects international demand aiding oilfield service cos in Q2 as US stays flat

** WD-40 WDFC.O: up 2.6%
BUZZ - Jumps after Q3 beat

** Republic Services RSG.N: up 1.2%
BUZZ - Truist upgrades Republic Services to 'buy' on margin growth expectations

** Salarius Pharmaceuticals SLRX.O: down 21.2%
BUZZ - Falls as FDA puts cancer drug trial on partial clinical hold

** Newmont NEM.N: up 1.6%

** Barrick Gold GOLD.N: up 0.8%

** AngloGold Ashanti AU.N: up 1.8%

** Gold Fields GFI.N: up 1.4%

BUZZ - Gold miners gain on hopes of rate cut by US Federal Reserve

** PriceSmart PSMT.O: up 1.2%
BUZZ - Climbs after Q3 earnings beat

** Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O: up 1.5%

** Marathon Digital Holdings Inc MARA.O: up 1.8%

** Hut 8 Mining Corp HUT.O: up 3.7%
BUZZ - Crypto stocks rise in tandem with bitcoin

** Conagra Brands Inc CAG.N: down 2.7%
BUZZ - Drops as FY25 forecasts fall short of estimates

** Illinois Tool Works Inc ITW.N: up 2.2%
BUZZ - PT cut by brokerage on end-market softness

** BXP Inc BXP.N: up 5.0%

** SBA Communications SBAC.O: up 5.8%

** American Tower AMT.N: up 4.4%

** Alexandria Real Estate Equities ARE.N: up 5.1%
BUZZ - U.S real estate, homebuilder shares gain after cooling CPI data

** SunPower Corp SPWR.O: up 5.5%

** First Solar Inc FSLR.O: up 0.5%

** Enphase Energy Inc ENPH.O: up 3.4%
BUZZ - Solar stocks jump as rate-cut bets firm after CPI report

The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:

(Compiled by Rarshi Roy and Arsheeya Bajwa)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))