Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 edged higher in choppy trading on Wednesday, as a set of economic data bolstered expectations for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, while a slide in Microsoft's shares kept a lid on gains. .N

At 13:30 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.80% at 47,856.60.The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.35% at 6,853.17, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.20% at 23,460.33.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:

** Microchip Technology Inc MCHP.OQ, up 8.7%

** ON Semiconductor Corp ON.OQ, up 7.7%

** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX.OQ, up 6.3%

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:

** Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc ARE.N, down 8.1%

** Sandisk Corp SNDK.OQ, down 7.0%

** Paramount Skydance Corp PSKY.OQ, down 5.4%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:

** Vicarious Surgical Inc RBOT.N, up 17.3%

** American Eagle Outfitters Inc AEO.N, up 15.3%

** Tillys Inc TLYS.N, up 14.3%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:

** ADC Therapeutics SA ADCT.N, down 30.4%

** Pure Storage Inc PSTG.N, down 26.2%

** Claritev Corp CTEV.N, down 9.8%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:

** Capricor Therapeutics Inc CAPR.OQ, up 399.1%

** iRobot Corp IRBT.OQ, up 60.5%

** Nauticus Robotics Inc KITT.OQ, up 55.0%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:

** Scantech AI Systems Inc STAI.OQ, down 48.7%

** Agroz Inc AGRZ.OQ, down 41.3%

** Paranovus Entertainment Technology Ltd PAVS.OQ, down 38.7%

** Rio Tinto PLC RIO.N:
** AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N:
BUZZ - EMEA mining to embrace strategic change in 2026, says JP Morgan nL6N3X90FG

** American Eagle Outfitters Inc AEO.N:
BUZZ - Shares soar on holiday cheer and raised outlook nL4N3X90L9

** Marvell Technology Inc MRVL.O:
BUZZ - Soars on Celestial AI deal, strong outlook for next year nL4N3X90MH

** Microchip Technology Inc MCHP.O:
BUZZ - Climbs after improved third-quarter outlook nL6N3X90L2

** ASML Holding NV ASML.O:
** STMicroelectronics NV STM.N:
BUZZ - EU chips stock rally on Marvell forecasts spillover, bullish analyst comments nL8N3X90J3

** Okta Inc OKTA.O:
BUZZ - Slips after forecast fails to impress nL6N3X80L3

** BHP Group Ltd BHP.N:
** Southern Copper Corp SCCO.N:
** Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N:
** Hudbay Minerals Inc HBM.N:
BUZZ - Copper miners gain on record high prices, supply concerns, weaker dollar nL6N3X90WG

** Equinix Inc EQIX.O:
BUZZ - BMO lifts Equinix to 'outperform', expects margin gains nL4N3X90U2

** Dollar Tree Inc DLTR.O:
BUZZ - Up after raising annual profit forecast nL6N3X90P2

** Macy's Inc M.N:
BUZZ - Reverses course as muted holiday forecast clouds surprise quarterly profit nL6N3X90SM

** F.N.B Corp FNB.N:
** Meridian Corp MRBK.O:
** Community Financial System Inc CBU.NCBU.N:
** City Holding Co CHCO.O:
BUZZ - Piper Sandler assumes coverage of six Mid-Atlantic regional banks nL4N3X90UV

** Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc BDTX.O:
BUZZ - Rises as lung cancer drug meets main goal nL4N3X90WP

** Strategy Inc MSTR.O:
BUZZ - Gains on bitcoin surge; co engages with MSCI on potential index exclusion nL6N3X90O0

** Casey's General Stores Inc CASY.O:
BUZZ - Stephens raises PT on Casey's General Stores nL4N3X90VA

** GitLab Inc GTLB.O:
BUZZ - Falls as investors unimpressed by forecast nL4N3X90VB

** Royal Bank of Canada RY.N:
BUZZ - Gains after Q4 profit beat nL6N3X90QC

** IREN Ltd IREN.O:
BUZZ - Up after pricing $2 bln convertible bonds offering, direct stock deal nL6N3X90QM

** Sprinklr Inc CXM.N:
BUZZ - Gains after Q3 results beat estimates nL6N3X90R0

** Bristol Myers Squibb Co BMY.N:
BUZZ - Rises as Alzheimer's trial to enroll more patients nL6N3X90SO

** Oracle Corp ORCL.N:
BUZZ - Rises as Wells Fargo initiates with 'overweight' rating nL6N3X90RU

** Nuvation Bio Inc NUVB.N:
BUZZ - Rises on brain cancer drug data nL4N3X9106

** Thor Industries Inc THO.N:
BUZZ - Rises after Q1 results beat estimates nL4N3X910E

** Pharvaris NV PHVS.O:
BUZZ - Jumps as oral therapy for genetic disorder meets main goal in late-stage trial nL6N3X90SD

** Wendy's Co WEN.O:
BUZZ - Drops after JPM cuts to 'neutral' on lack of defined turnaround strategy nL4N3X90Z9

** Wyndham Hotels & Resorts WH.N:
BUZZ - Gets 'neutral' rating as Mizuho starts coverage nL4N3X90ZD

** Incannex Healthcare Inc IXHL.O:
BUZZ - Jumps after FDA fast-tracks sleep disorder drug nL4N3X912F

** Kestra Medical Technologies Ltd KMTS.O:
BUZZ - Rebounds after boosted $138 mln stock sale nL6N3X90TQ

** Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc ARE.N:
BUZZ - Slashes quarterly dividend, shares fall nL6N3X90U3

** Pure Storage Inc PSTG.N:
BUZZ - Plunges after Q3 results; JP Morgan and Citi cut PT nL6N3X90TZ

** Microsoft Corp MSFT.O:
BUZZ - Falls on report of lowered AI software sales quota nL4N3X9188

** Acadia Healthcare Company Inc ACHC.O:
BUZZ - Plunges after cutting 2025 profit forecast nL4N3X914V

** Daktronics Inc DAKT.O:
BUZZ - Names Ramesh Jayaraman President and CEO, shares fall nL4N3X916X

** Nextpower Inc NXT.O:
BUZZ - Expands US operations with new hub and manufacturing boost; shares dip nL4N3X90YT

** Capricor Therapeutics Inc CAPR.O:
BUZZ - Jumps to 8-year high as cell therapy slows muscle-wasting disease nL4N3X917S

** Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N:
** Chevron Corp CVX.N:
** APA Corp APA.O:
** Targa Resources Corp TRGP.N:
BUZZ - Energy firms rise as Moscow peace talks fail to reach breakthrough nL4N3X90S3

** EQT Corp EQT.N:
** NextDecade Corp NEXT.O:
** New Fortress Energy Inc NFE.O:
** CNX Resources Corp CNX.N:
BUZZ - Energy firms rise as Moscow peace talks fail to reach breakthrough nL4N3X90S3

** Roblox Corp RBLX.N:
BUZZ - Dips; UBS initiates coverage with 'neutral' rating nL6N3X90XR

** Snowflake Inc SNOW.N:
BUZZ - Edges up; seen reporting higher Q3 rev and EPS after the bell nL6N3X90Y7

** Commerce Bancshares Inc CBSH.O:
BUZZ - Hovde Group cuts PT on Commerce Bancshares to $62 nL4N3X91AK

** First Majestic Silver Corp AG.N:
BUZZ - Steady after launching $300 mln convertible deal nL6N3X910A

** Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc SPR.N:
BUZZ - Up as FTC demands Boeing divest co's assets nL4N3X91F0

** Boeing Co BA.N:
BUZZ - Falls as FTC requires Spirit AeroSystems asset sales for merger approval nL4N3X91EI

** Blue Owl Capital Inc OWL.N:
BUZZ - Rises on report of insider buying post sell-off nL4N3X91D4

Index RIC	Index name	Percent change %
.SPX	S&P 500	0.35
.SPLRCT	S&P 500 Information Technology	-0.32
.SPLRCU	S&P 500 Utilities	-0.67
.SPLRCD	S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary	0.72
.SPLRCM	S&P 500 Materials	0.68
.SPLRCI	S&P 500 Industrials	0.64
.SPLRCL	S&P 500 Communication Services (Sector)	0.49
.SPSY	S&P 500 Financials	1.22
.SPLRCR	S&P 500 Real Estate	-0.2
.SPXHC	S&P 500 Health Care	0.65
.SPLRCS	S&P 500 Consumer Staples	0.31
.SPNY	S&P 500 Energy	1.92

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))