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The tech-heavy Nasdaq led Wall Street's main indexes higher on Thursday after data showed a still robust U.S. economy, while AI chip firm Nvidia slipped as its largely in-line forecast failed to meet lofty expectations of investors. .N

At 13:35 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 1.06% at 41,526.06. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.78% at 5,635.61 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.99% at 17,729.312.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Best Buy , up 15.3%
** The Cooper Co , up 12%
** CrowdStrike Holdings , up 5.9%

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Dollar General Corp , down 29.9%
** Dollar Tree , down 9.9%
** NetApp Inc , down 7.5%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Skillsoft Corp , up 28.7%
** Gaotu Techedu , up 17%
** Build-A-Bear Workshop , up 16.6%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Dollar General Corp , down 29.9%
** Azul Sa , down 26.2%
** Birkenstock Holding , down 17.1%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Xortx Therapeutics , up 84.3%
** Innovative Eyewear , up 72.9%
** BioCardia , up 45.5%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Asset Entities , down 24.9%
** JBDI Holdings , down 19.6%
** Firefly Neuroscience , down 17.1%

** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O: down 3.8%
BUZZ - Drops on forecast disappointment; other chip, AI stocks dip

** Nutanix Inc NTNX.O: up 19.8%
BUZZ - Jumps on Q4 results beat

** CrowdStrike Holdings Inc CRWD.O: up 6.0%
BUZZ - Rises on Q2 revenue beat; cuts FY outlook

** Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI.O: up 3.0%
BUZZ - Bounces back from recent losses

** Applied Digital Corp APLD.O: down 10.4%
BUZZ - Tumbles on bigger-than-expected Q4 loss

** Birkenstock Holding PLC BIRK.N: down 17.1%
BUZZ - Trips after Q3 profit misses estimates

** Newmont Corp NEM.N: up 3.0%

** Barrick Gold Corp GOLD.N: up 2.4%

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N: up 0.4%

** AngloGold Ashanti Ltd AU.N: up 2.1%
BUZZ - Gold miners rise as US Fed rate cut hopes go up

** GameStop Corp GME.N: up 11.9%
BUZZ - Gains after ending credit facility, to rely on cash at hand

** Marriott International Inc MAR.O: up 2.3%
BUZZ - Rises after Bernstein upgrades rating, raises price target

** Affirm Holdingns Inc AFRM.O: up 35.2%
BUZZ - Soars on quarterly loss, PT raise

** Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N: up 1.7%
BUZZ - Fed reducing Goldman's capital levels shows flexibility, Wells Fargo says

** Dollar General Corp DG.N: down 29.9%
BUZZ - Tumbles on annual profit, sales forecasts cuts

** Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC PSNY.O: up 15.3%
BUZZ - Jumps on quarterly smaller operating loss

** Best Buy Co Inc BBY.N: up 15.3%
BUZZ - Jumps on annual profit forecast lift

** Okta Inc OKTA.O: down 14.0% premarket
BUZZ - Slides as Q3 backlog guidance disappoints

** Citigroup Inc C.N: up 0.8%

** JetBlue Airways Corp JBLU.O: up 3.2%

** American Airlines Group Inc AAL.O: up 3.0%

** Delta Air Lines Inc DAL.N: up 3.0%
BUZZ - Citi expects potential US rate cuts to influence travel demand

** ASML Holding NV ASML.O: up 2.2%

** STMicroelectronics NV STM.N: up 2.5%
BUZZ - European semiconductor stocks rise despite disappointing Nvidia forecast

** Campbell Soup Co CPB.O: down 2.5%
BUZZ - Down after annual profit forecast below estimates

** American Electric Power Company Inc AEP.O: up 0.8%

** Constellation Energy Corp CEG.O: up 1.6%
BUZZ - BofA sees demand growth to drive investor interest in utilities

** EnLink Midstream LLC ENLC.N: up 8.5%
BUZZ - Rises after ONEOK acquires stake from GIP

** Veeva Systems Inc VEEV.N: up 9.0%
BUZZ - Climbs on upbeat forecast, Q2 results beat

** BioCardia Inc BCDA.O: up 45.5%
BUZZ - Surges as US FDA clears heart device

** Cooper Companies Inc COO.O: up 12.0%
BUZZ - Rises on Q3 results beat, annual forecast lift

** Catalent Inc CTLT.N: up 1.6%
BUZZ - Climbs on Q4 results beat

** Stratasys Ltd SSYS.O: down 14.1%
BUZZ - Slumps on Q2 rev miss, dour outlook

** Pure Storage Inc PSTG.N: down 15.2%
BUZZ - Slips on softer revenue outlook, PT cuts

** Tesla Inc TSLA.O: up 3.0%
BUZZ - Gains as William Blair starts with 'outperform'

** Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc OLLI.O: down 5.6%
BUZZ - Falls despite strong Q2, forecast raise

** EOS Energy Enterprises Inc EOSE.N: up 25.2%
BUZZ - Achieves first performance milestones; shares rise

** Azul SA AZUL.N: down 26.2%
BUZZ - Tumbles on report of alternatives to debt obligations

** BJ's Restaurants Inc BJRI.O: down 3.0%
BUZZ - Drops on light volume as CEO steps down

** Sezzle Inc SEZL.O: up 3.9%
BUZZ - Jumps after Northland lifts PT to $150

** Gap Inc GAP.N: up 2.3%
BUZZ - Up after Q2 revenue beat

** HP Inc HPQ.N: up 3.8%
BUZZ - Rise about 5%; rev beats expectations

** Bridgewater Bancshares Inc BWB.O: up 3.4%
BUZZ - Rises after deal to buy First Minnetonka City Bank

** Equity Residential EQR.N: up 0.3%
BUZZ - Truist raises Equity Residential PT; says better affordability to entice renters

** Ulta Beauty Inc ULTA.O: up 1.4%
BUZZ - Glows heading into report after the bell

** CAVA Group Inc CAVA.N: down 4.9%
BUZZ - Morgan Stanley downgrades CAVA Group

** Boeing Co BA.N: up 2.0%
BUZZ - Jefferies sees Boeing taking an about $1.5 bln charge if workers bag 40% pay hike

** American Eagle Outfitters Inc AEO.N: down 3.5%
BUZZ - Down as Q2 revenue falls short of estimates

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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))