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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged higher on Wednesday as a sharp downward revision in U.S. jobs data for the year ended March 2024 indicated a slowdown in the labor market, propping up hopes that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates month. .N

At 13:36 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.05% at 40,856.99. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.25% at 5,611.22 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.27% at 17,864.627.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Keysight Technologies, Inc KEYS.N, up 12.6 %
** Target Corp TGT.N, up 12.4 %
** The TJX Companies, Inc TJX.N, up 6.1 %

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Franklin Resources, Inc BEN.N, down 7.9 %
** American Express Company AXP.N, down 3.3 %
** Cooper Companies, Inc COO.O, down 2.7 %

The top two NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Keysight Technologies, Inc KEYS.N, up 12.6 %
** Target Corp TGT.N, up 12.4 %

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Mesa Royalty Trust MTR.N, down 15.1 %
** Macy's, Inc M.N, down 13 %
** PagSeguro Digital Ltd PAGS.N, down 11.9 %

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Revelation Biosciences, Inc REVB.O, up 122.5 %
** GD Culture Group Ltd GDC.O, up 79.1 %
** Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc SDIG.O, up 67.4 %

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Pono Capital Two, Inc PTWO.O, down 18.9 %
** Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc TTNP.O, down 18 %
** Helport AI Limited HPAI.O, down 16.9 %

** Grifols SA GRFS.O: up 5.1%
BUZZ - Shares soar after Bloomberg News reports Brookfield seeks 10 bln euros for takeover

** JD.com Inc JD.O: down 5.4%
BUZZ - Drop after report top holder Walmart dumps stake

** Keysight Technologies Inc KEYS.N: up 12.6%
BUZZ - Jumps after Q3 revenue beat

** Target Corp TGT.N: up 12.4%
BUZZ - Set for best day in over 9 months after profit forecast raise

** Aadi Bioscience Inc AADI.O: down 9.3%
BUZZ - Slides after halting cancer therapy trial

** Macy's Inc M.N: down 13.0%
BUZZ - Falls on annual sales forecast cut

** Workhorse Group Inc WKHS.O: down 7.0%
BUZZ - Extends declines on weak deliveries, liquidity concerns

** Analog Devices Inc ADI.O: up 2.1%
BUZZ - Gains on upbeat quarterly revenue forecast

** Stronghold Digital Mining Inc SDIG.O: up 67.4%
BUZZ - Soars on buyout deal with Bitfarms

** American Express Co AXP.N: down 3.3%
BUZZ - Dips after BofA downgrades to ''

** Woodward Inc WWD.O: up 2.7%
BUZZ - Truist upgrades Woodward, raises PT

** BigBear.ai Holdings Inc BBAI.N: up 30.5%
BUZZ - Surges on shared $2.4 bln FAA contract award

** P10 Inc PX.N: down 0.9%
BUZZ - Dips after UBS downgrades rating to ''

** Ford Motor Co F.N: up 1.2%
BUZZ - Gain on EV plan reshuffle

** TJX Companies Inc TJX.N: up 6.1%
BUZZ - Hits record high on FY profit forecast raise

** Nano-X Imaging Ltd NNOX.O: up 2.7%
BUZZ - Rises on US FDA clearance for heart device

** Corning Inc GLW.N: up 3.1%
BUZZ - Advances after Mizuho upgrades stock to outperform

** Texas Instruments Inc TXN.O: up 3.2%
BUZZ - Gains; Citi upgrades on margin rebound expectations

** Consol Energy Inc CEIX.N: up 3.2%

** Arch Resources Inc ARCH.N: up 0.9%
BUZZ - Gain after $5 bln mining merger

** Procept BioRobotics Corp PRCT.O: up 27.5%
BUZZ - Rises after FDA clears device to treat urinary tract symptoms

** TWFG Inc TWFG.O: up 0.9%

BUZZ - William Blair initiates coverage of insurance broker TWFG with 'outperform'

** Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd HMY.N: down 0.9%

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N: down 3.3%

BUZZ - Gold miners fall after pause in bullion's rally

** Hyatt Hotels Corp H.N: up 1.6%

BUZZ - Shares rise; Co to buy Standard International

** PagSeguro Digital Ltd PAGS.N: down 11.9%

BUZZ - Slides on higher expenses

** Peabody Energy Corp BTU.N: up 2.5%

BUZZ - Rises after hedge fund discloses 10% stake

** Snowflake Inc SNOW.N: up 0.5%

BUZZ - Lifts heading into Q2 report

** California Resources Corp CRC.N: up 3.8%

BUZZ - Gains as BofA upgrades to 'buy'

** Toll Brothers Inc TOL.N: up 6.6%

BUZZ - Rises on upbeat FY profit view, Q3 results above estimates

** B. Riley Financial Corp RILY.O: up 31.3%

BUZZ - Surges after Bloomberg News report Oaktree to buy stake in co's units

** Liberty Media Corp FWONK.O: down 2.5%

BUZZ - Slips on stock offering to fund MotoGP buy

The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru)

((Prakhar.srivastava2@thomsonreuters.com))