BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Primerica, Affirm Holdings, 3D Systems

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 inched up in choppy trading on Friday ahead of a long weekend, after signs of moderating price pressures, strengthened bets for an interest-rate cut at the U.S. Federal Reserve's upcoming meeting in September..N

At 11:48 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 0.20% at 41,252.18. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.13% at 5,599 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.27% at 17,563.108.

The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers:
** Intel Corp , up 9.1%
** Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co , up 3.5%
** Dollar General Corp , up 3.3%

The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers:
** Super Micro Computer Inc , down 4.3%
** Davita Inc , down 2.9%
** Ulta Beauty Inc , down 2.9%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:
** Sifco Industries Inc , up 16.2%
** Theriva Biologics Inc , up 14.3%
** American Strategic Investment Co , up 13.1%

The top two NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:
** Elastic Nv , down 27.2%
** Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc , down 13.6%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:
** Brenmiller Energy Ltd , up 259.6%
** Agape Atp Corp , up 71.5%
** Work Medical Technology Group Ltd , up 27.2%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:
** Nucana Plc , down 49.8%
** Paltalk Inc , down 39.2%
** Portage Biotech , down 26.1%

** Intel Corp INTC.O: up 9.1%
BUZZ - Rises on report of considering options to cope with slump

** Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N: up 4.0%
BUZZ - Climbs after raising FY forecast on Nvidia-powered AI servers' demand

** Intuitive Machines Inc LUNR.O: up 8.8%
BUZZ - Soars on $116.9 mln NASA contract

** Alibaba.com Ltd BABA.N: up 2.5%
** JD.com Inc JD.O: up 2.3%
** Pinduoduo Inc PDD.O: up 1.7%
** Bilibili Inc BILI.O: up 0.6%
BUZZ - China ADRs rise on state fund buying

** Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc ALNY.O: down 9.0%
BUZZ - Falls as heart drug trial data fails to impress investors

** Talos Energy Inc TALO.N: down 6.8%
BUZZ - Falls after CEO Tim Duncan steps down

** Primerica Inc PRI.N: down 0.3%
BUZZ - Piper Sandler initiates coverage of Primerica at ''

** Allbirds Inc BIRD.O: down 7.5%
BUZZ - Falls after announcing 1-for-20 reverse stock split

** 3D Systems Corp DDD.N: down 10.5%
BUZZ - Slides to over 15-yr low after Q2 miss

** Applied Industrial Technologies Inc AIT.N: up 0.7%
BUZZ - Raises PT on Applied Industrial Technologies

** Affirm Holdings Inc AFRM.O: up 6.3%
BUZZ - Hits six-month high after Barclays raises PT to $50

** Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N: down 0.2%
BUZZ - Eased capital level opens door for more buybacks, Morgan Stanley says

The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:

Communication Services	.SPLRCL	up 0.04%
Consumer Discretionary	.SPLRCD	up 0.72%
Consumer Staples	.SPLRCS	up 0.01%
Energy	.SPNY	down 0.53%
Financial	.SPSY	up 0.08%
Health	.SPXHC	down 0.11%
Industrial	.SPLRCI	up 0.01%
Information Technology	.SPLRCT	up 0.25%
Materials	.SPLRCM	up 0.08%
Real Estate	.SPLRCR	down 0.04%
Utilities	.SPLRCU	down 0.06%

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))