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Technology stocks weighed on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq on Monday as caution set in ahead of the Federal Reserve's pivotal monetary policy decision, due later in the week, with a majority of traders pricing in a steep reduction in borrowing costs. .N

At 11:31 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.19% at 41,470.55. The S&P 500 .SPX was down 0.17% at 5,616.5 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 0.79% at 17,544.279.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Bath & Body Works , up 6 %
** Oracle , up 5.3 %
** CrowdStrike Holdings , up 4.1 %

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Qorvo , down 7 %
** Skyworks Solutions , down 6.4 %
** Mosaic , down 4.8 %

The top two NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Vince Holding , up 14.8 %
** Bausch + Lomb , up 12.9 %

The top two NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Healthy Choice Wellness , down 30 %
** Emerald Holding , down 14.4 %

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** NuCana , up 159.1 %
** Ree Automotive , up 41.7 %
** Exicure , up 31.3 %

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** JBDI Holdings , down 38.8 %
** iTeos Therapeutics , down 28.6 %
** Orchestra BioMed Holdings , down 22.5 %

** Intel INTC.O: up 3.7%
BUZZ - Gains on report of qualifying for $3.5 bln grant to make chips for US military

** Iteos Therapeutics ITOS.O: down 28.6%
BUZZ - Falls after mid-stage study results for lung cancer drug

** Bausch + Lomb BLCO.N: up 12.9%
BUZZ - Gains after report co exploring sale

** Coinbase Global COIN.O: down 0.1%

** Bitfarms BITF.O: down 2.2%

** Riot Platforms RIOT.O: down 2.0%

** Hut 8 Mining HUT.O: down 0.9%
BUZZ - Crypto stocks slump on bitcoin weakness

** Alcoa AA.N: up 6.9%
BUZZ - Rises after sale of $1.1 bln stake in Ma’aden joint venture

** Trump Media & Technology Group DJT.O: down 3.5%
BUZZ - Resumes slump after new assassination attempt on Trump; lock-up expiration looms

** Zillow Group ZG.O: up 3.3%
BUZZ - Rises; Wedbush upgrades to 'outperform', lifts PT

** Pfizer PFE.N: up 1.7%
BUZZ - Mid-stage cancer drug data at ESMO 'intriguing', Guggenheim says

** Nuvalent NUVL.O: up 20.9%
BUZZ - Gains after brokerages raise PT on promising cancer therapy data

** Zentalis Pharmaceuticals ZNTL.O: up 26.5%
BUZZ - Gains as FDA lifts partial clinical hold on cancer drug studies

** FedEx FDX.N: up 1.3%
BUZZ - Bernstein raises FedEx PT on reduced cost of operations

** Upstart Holdings UPST.O: down 4.9%
BUZZ - Slides on planned $300 mln convertible debt deal

** Builders FirstSource BLDR.N: up 3.2%
BUZZ - Rises after Truist upgrade

** Lattice Semiconductor LSCC.O: up 12.3%
BUZZ - Rises; appoints new CEO

** REE Automotive REE.O: up 41.7%
BUZZ - Rises on $45 mln fund raise, Motherson tie-up

** Charles Schwab SCHW.N: up 2.1%
BUZZ - Up after reporting higher client assets in August

** CACI International CACI.N: up 4.0%
BUZZ - Rises after $1.28 bln Azure Summit deal

** Complete Solaria CSLR.O: up 19.1%
BUZZ - Gains after emerging as winning bidder for SunPower assets

** Sterling Bancorp SBT.O: down 19.8%
BUZZ - Tumbles after agreeing to $261 mln sale

** Icahn Enterprises IEP.O: up 5.5%
BUZZ - Shares jump after lawsuit dismissal, no-sell assurance

** Yelp YELP.N: down 2.8%
BUZZ - Shares fall as BofA initiates coverage with bearish rating

** Mosaic MOS.N: down 4.8%
BUZZ - Falls as it sees lower Q3 potash, phosphate production

The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Neil J Kanatt)

((Neil.JKanatt@thomsonreuters.com))