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U.S. stocks struggled for direction on Thursday as uncertainty about when the Federal Reserve will start easing financial conditions kept investors on edge as they awaited further policy cues from central bank officials. .N

At 10:40 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 0.31% at 34,005.45. The S&P 500 .SPX was down 0.22% at 4,373.14 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 0.15% at 13,630.042.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** TransDigm Group TDG.N, up 9.7%
** Walt Disney DIS.N, up 6.9%
** Mosaic Company MOS.N, up 5.8%

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Becton Dickinson BDX.N, down 8.3%
** FLEETCOR Technologies FLT.N, down 4.4%
** Eli Lilly LLY.N, down 4.1%

The top two NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Alta Equipment ALTG.N, up 20.3%
** LiveRamp RAMP.N, up 17.9%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** WideOpenWest WOW.N, down 57.3%
** NuScale Power SMR.N, down 33.5%
** FREYR Battery FREY.N, down 24.2%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Tempest Therapeutics TPST.O, up 27.3%
** Ramaco Resources METC.O, up 24%
** Oncocyte OCX.O, up 23.6%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Cardlytics CDLX.O, down 54.7%
** Davis Commodities DTCK.O, down 37.7%
** James River JRVR.O, down 37.3%

** Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc SPCE.N: up 27.9%
BUZZ - Jumps on plans to cut 18% of jobs

** Bloom Energy Corp BE.N: up 17%
BUZZ - Jumps on surprise Q3 profit, revenue beat

** Walt Disney Co DIS.N: up 6.9%

** Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.O: down 1.2%

** Paramount Global PARA.O: up 0.1%
BUZZ - Media companies climb as Hollywood actors end strike after tentative deal

** BILL Holdings Inc BILL.N: down 8.3%
BUZZ - Drops on report of $1.95 bln Melio acquisition

** Coinbase Global Inc COIN.O: up 11.1%

** Bitfarms Ltd BITF.O: up 16.1%

** Riot Platforms Inc RIOT.O: up 10.6%

** Hut 8 Mining Corp HUT.O: up 10.2%
BUZZ - Crypto shares soar as bitcoin hits 18-month high

** Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc SPR.N: up 4.6%
BUZZ - Rises after stock, convertible deals price

** Duolingo Inc DUOL.O: up 17.5%
BUZZ - Soars on Q3 revenue beat, FY forecast

** Affirm Holdings Inc AFRM.O: up 18%
BUZZ - Shares surge as revenue beats estimates

** Assertio Holdings Inc ASRT.O: down 47.5%
BUZZ - Slumps after posting unexpected Q3 loss

** Archer Aviation Inc ACHR.N: up 2%
BUZZ - Up on partnership with India's Interglobe Enterprises

** WestRock Co WRK.N: up 2.2%
BUZZ - Hits -month high as Q4 profit beats expectations

** Krispy Kreme Inc DNUT.O: down 9.2%
BUZZ - Shares slip after Q3 results miss

** Novavax Inc NVAX.O: up 2.5%
BUZZ - Gains on higher-than-expected Q3 revenue

** Becton Dickinson and Co BDX.N: down 8.3%
BUZZ - Slides after Q4 profit miss, dour FY 2024 forecast

** TransDigm Group Inc TDG.N: up 9.7%
BUZZ - Rises as Q4 results beat estimates

** Veeva Systems Inc VEEV.N: down 10%
BUZZ - Falls after annual revenue forecast cut

** LivePerson Inc LPSN.O: down 6.5%
BUZZ - Falls as co tightens FY23 revenue forecast below estimates

** Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc AMLX.O: down 27.6%
BUZZ - Falls on lower-than-expected Q3 sales

** Canadian Solar Inc CSIQ.O: up 3%
BUZZ - Rises on building solar PV wafer facility in Thailand

** Tesla Inc TSLA.O: down 3.5%
BUZZ - Dips as HSBC starts coverage in bear camp

** Atmos Energy Corp ATO.N: up 3.4%
BUZZ - Rises, co expects higher earnings in FY'24

** Emeren Group Ltd SOL.N: up 0.4%
BUZZ - Up on sale of battery storage portfolio in Italy

** Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc DNA.N: down 11.7%
BUZZ - Falls on rating cut after downbeat cell program forecast

** Instacart Inc CART.O: down 9.9%
BUZZ - Drops on concerns around -term growth

** Myriad Genetics Inc MYGN.O: down 7.8%
BUZZ - Slides on $110 mln stock offering

** Chesapeake Utilities Corp CPK.N: down 3.1%
BUZZ - Down on $330 mln public offering

** Ikena Oncology Inc IKNA.O: down 61.3%
BUZZ - Down on missing Q3 revenue estimates

** Parker-Hannifin Corp PH.N: up 2.4%
BUZZ - Rises after Deutsche bank upgrades rating, raises PT

** Jackson Financial Inc JXN.N: up 15%
BUZZ - Rises on Q3 earnings, revenue beat

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(Rajarshi Roy and Annett Mary Manoj)

((AnnettMary.Manoj@thomsonreuters.com))