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The Nasdaq led declines among U.S. stock indexes on Wednesday, in the run-up to AI-darling Nvidia's earnings report, with focus on if the recent bull market rally that was led by the chip firm and other tech-related shares can be sustained. .N

At 11:32 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 0.22% at 41,161.48. The S&P 500 .SPX was down 0.66% at 5,588.66 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 1.37% at 17,511.225.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Insulet Corp PODD.N, up 3.6%
** Bristol-Myers Squibb Co BMY.N, up 3.3%
** Gilead Sciences Inc GILD.N, up 2.3%

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI.O, down 25.8%
** J M Smucker Co SJM.N, down 5.5%
** Bath & Body Works Inc BBWI.N, down 5.2%

The top two NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Ooma Inc OOMA.N, up 19.4%
** Chewy Inc CHWY.N, up 11.8%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Abercrombie & Fitch ANF.N, down 16.8%
** Gaotu Techedu Inc GOTU.N, down 15.6%
** Air Industries Group AIRI.N, down 15.5%

The top two Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Asset Entities Inc ASST.O, up 85.6%
** Exicure Inc XCUR.O, up 52.4%

The top two Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI.O, down 25.8%
** Ascent Solar Technologies Inc ASTI.O, down 23.2%

** Nordstrom Inc JWN.N: up 6.9%
BUZZ - Rises after Q2 earnings beat estimates

** Inc NCNO.O: down 12.9%
BUZZ - Slides after unchanged annual revenue forecast

** Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O: down 4.6%
** Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O: down 3.6%
** Marathon Digital Holdings Inc MARA.O: down 5.3%
** Hut 8 Mining Corp HUT.O: down 9.4%
BUZZ - Crypto stocks fall in tandem with bitcoin

** Newmont Corp NEM.N: down 1.8%
** Barrick Gold Corp GOLD.N: down 2.9%
** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N: down 2.3%
** AngloGold Ashanti Ltd AU.N: down 2.7%
BUZZ - Gold miners decline after bullion falls 1%

** PVH Corp PVH.N: down 6.5%
BUZZ - Drops after downbeat Q3 forecasts

** Ambarella Inc AMBA.O: up 12.4%
BUZZ - Soars after Q3 revenue forecast above estimates

** Foot Locker Inc FL.N: down 11.9%
BUZZ - Down on wider Q2 loss, lower annual gross margin target

** Kohl's Corp KSS.N: up 5.8%
BUZZ - Jumps on raising annual profit forecast

** Patterson Companies Inc PDCO.O: down 14.9%
BUZZ - Tumbles on Q1 profit miss

** Nanobiotix SA NBTX.O: up 11.1%
BUZZ - Guggenheim initiates Nanobiotix coverage with 'buy', shares rise

** Bath & Body Works Inc BBWI.N: down 5.2%
BUZZ - Falls after annual sales forecast cut

** Chewy Inc CHWY.N: up 11.8%
BUZZ - Rises on Q2 profit beat

** Starwood Property Trust Inc STWD.N: up 0.8%
BUZZ - Raymond James raises Starwood Property Trust PT

** J.M. Smucker Co SJM.N: down 5.5%
BUZZ - Down on trimming annual sales, profit forecasts

** Abercrombie & Fitch Co ANF.N: down 16.8%
BUZZ - Pares YTD gains after Q2 results

** Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc MRVI.O: up 0.9%
BUZZ - Climbs on collaboration to launch DNA concentration testing kit

** Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N: down 0.6%
** Chevron Corp CVX.N: down 0.4%
** Marathon Oil Corp MRO.N: down 0.8%
** SM Energy Co SM.N: down 0.8%
BUZZ - Oil companies fall as demand concerns offset supply risks

** Boston Properties Inc BXP.N: up 0.2%
BUZZ - Truist raises PT for Boston Properties, expects higher 2024 FFO

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N: down 3.5%
** Coeur Mining Inc CDE.N: down 5.3%
** Silvercorp Metals Inc SVM.N: down 1.4%
BUZZ - Silver miners fall as US dollar strengthens

** Neurocrine Biosciences Inc NBIX.O: down 19.2%
BUZZ - Falls as investors question schizophrenia drug's trial data

** AeroVironment Inc AVAV.O: up 13.0%
BUZZ - Soars after about $1 bln US Army contract win

** Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI.O: down 25.8%
BUZZ - Slumps after company delays filing annual report

** HEICO Corp HEI.N: up 1.5%
BUZZ - Truist expects HEICO to outgrow overall market into FY25; raises PT

** Royal Bank of Canada RY.N: up 2.2%
BUZZ - Rises after quarterly profit beat

** Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa.N: up 1.1%
BUZZ - Hits $1 trillion in market value for first time

** SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc SWTX.O: up 2.4%
BUZZ - Rises as FDA grants priority review to genetic disorder drug

** TransUnion TRU.N: down 1.5%
BUZZ - Dips after Needham downgrades to 'hold'

** Safety Shot Inc SHOT.O: up 9.3%
BUZZ - Climbs on partnership with ecommerce platform Vendo

** Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC PSNY.O: down 14.6%
BUZZ - Falls after CEO

** Equifax Inc EFX.N: up 1.0%
BUZZ - Rises after Needham lifts PT to $350

** Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc ARQT.O: up 1.2%
BUZZ - Climbs on positive trial results for skin disease treatment

** Cleveland-Cliffs Inc CLF.N: down 3.0%
** Steel Dynamics Inc STLD.O: down 2.6%
** Alcoa Corp AA.N: down 5.9%
BUZZ - Steelmakers' shares fall; iron ore futures retreat from 3-week high

** Elf Beauty Inc ELF.N: up 1.4%
BUZZ - Rises on $500 mln share repurchase program

** Fiserv Inc FI.N: up 1.0%
BUZZ - Rises after BTIG starts coverage with 'buy' rating

** AvalonBay Communities Inc AVB.N: up 1.1%
** Equity Residential EQR.N: up 1.2%
** Essex Property Trust Inc ESS.N: up 0.5%
** UDR Inc UDR.N: up 1.0%
BUZZ - Evercore ISI raises PTs on some REITs ahead of Fed lowering rates

** Williams Companies Inc WMB.N: down 0.9%
** ConocoPhillips COP.N: down 0.9%
** Baker Hughes Co BKR.O: down 1.1%
** EQT Corp EQT.N: down 1.3%
BUZZ - US energy sector falls on EIA data, demand concerns

The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))