U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Merck, Microstrategy, Illumina

The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq edged higher on Tuesday, paring earlier losses as investors assessed Russia's warning to the United States with a new nuclear doctrine, and awaited quarterly results from AI-heavyweight Nvidia. .N

At 13:30 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 0.25% at 43,282.78. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.25% at 5,908.46 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.73% at 18,928.24.

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

** Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI.O, up 29.9%

** Ge Vernova Inc GEV.N, up 4.3%

** Walmart Inc WMT.N, up 3.9%

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

** Incyte Corp INCY.O, down 14.8%

** Amentum Holdings Inc AMTM.N, down 5.6%

** Intuit Inc INTU.O, down 5.4%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:

** Nerdy Inc NRDY.N, up 25.0%

** C3.ai Inc AI.N, up 24.0%

** Surf Air Mobility Inc SRFM.N, up 21.2%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:

** Lion Electric Co LEV.N, down 20.8%

** Sos Ltd SOS.N, down 16.5%

** Finance of America Companies Inc FOA.N, down 15.6%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:

** PainReform Ltd PRFX.O, up 133.6%

** noco-noco Inc NCNC.O, up 77.0%

** Aclaris Therapeutics Inc ACRS.O, up 54.9%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:

** Silence Therapeutics PLC SLN.O, down 35.2%

** Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp DFLI.O, down 33.2%

** Akari Therapeutics PLC AKTX.O, down 31.6%

** Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI.O:BUZZ - Jumps after auditor appointment, Nasdaq compliance plan nL4N3MQ0R0

** Walmart Inc WMT.N:BUZZ - Hits record high after raising annual forecasts nL4N3MQ19J

** Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O:BUZZ - Down after report says DOJ to ask judge to force Google to sell off Chrome nL4N3MQ0S3

** Bakkt Holdings Inc BKKT.N:BUZZ - Up 17% after Monday's surge on report of Trump Media takeover nL8N3MQ0LA

** XPeng Inc XPEV.N:BUZZ - US-listed shares rise after upbeat Q4 revenue forecast nL4N3MQ0TG

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Barrick Gold Corp GOLD.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners rise as bullion hits one-week high nL4N3MQ0TZ

** Centrus Energy Corp LEU.N:BUZZ - Falls after Russia cancels TENEX export license nL4N3MQ1EJ

** Kraft Heinz Co KHC.O:BUZZ - Down after Piper Sandler downgrades to 'neutral' nL4N3MQ0UV

** Lockheed Martin Corp LMT.N:

** RTX Corp RTX.N:

** General Dynamics Corp GD.N:

** Northrop Grumman Corp NOC.N:BUZZ - US defense firms rise as Russia lowers threshold for nuclear response nL4N35Z34H

** Lowe's Companies Inc LOW.N:BUZZ - Down after cutting annual adjusted operating margin forecast nL4N3MQ1A4

** AeroVironment Inc AVAV.O:BUZZ - To buy BlueHalo for $4.1 bln; shares fall nL4N3MQ0ZW

** Apollo Global Management Inc APO.N:BUZZ - Rises after Piper Sandler starts coverage with 'overweight' ratingnL4N3MQ1LK

** Piedmont Lithium Inc PLL.O:BUZZ - Gains after merger with Sayona Mining nL4N3MP12L

** Berry Global Group Inc BERY.N:BUZZ - Hits record high after Amcor to buy co for $8.43 bln nL4N3MQ1BU

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N:

** Coeur Mining Inc CDE.N:

** Endeavour Silver Corp ESK.N:

** Silvercorp Metals Inc SVM.N:

BUZZ - Silver miners rise on softer dollar nL4N3MQ12U

** Incyte Corp INCY.O:BUZZ - Tumbles after pausing trial for chronic skin condition nL4N3MQ12R

** Labcorp Holdings Ltd LH.N:BUZZ - Falls; decade-long CFO to retire nL4N3MQ14Y

** Amer Sports Inc AS.N:BUZZ - Jumps as co hikes annual forecast on strong demand nL4N3MQ14U

** Jacobs Solutions Inc J.N:BUZZ - Down after 2025 profit forecast below estimates nL8N3MQ1AN

** Merck & Co Inc MRK.N:BUZZ - Rises after injectable Keytruda found on par with approved IV version nL4N3MQ17N

** Microstrategy Inc MSTR.O:BUZZ - Climbs as brokerages lift PT on bitcoin buying spree nL4N3MQ18E

** HomeStreet Inc HMST.O:BUZZ - Dips after buyout deal with FirstSun Capital falls through nL4N3MQ1KR ** Zepp Health Corp ZEPP.N:BUZZ - Tumbles on Q3 loss nL4N3MQ1CC

** FirstSun Capital Bancorp FSUN.O:BUZZ - Raymond James upgrades FirstSun Capital to 'outperform' after HomeStreet deal fails nL4N3MQ1DC

** Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N:BUZZ - TD Cowen raises PT on Exxon Mobil nL4N3MQ1CY

** Medtronic PLC MDT.N:BUZZ - Falls after 'relatively small' annual profit forecast raise nL4N3MQ0X9

** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O:BUZZ - Rises as investors bet on glowing results; Wall Street raises PT nL4N3MQ1EW

** Robinhood Markets Inc HOOD.O:BUZZ - TradePMR first step of Robinhood's advisory offering push, Piper Sandler says nL4N3MK23Y

** BGC Group Inc BGC.O:BUZZ - Slides after report Trump to pick Lutnick as Commerce secretary nL4N3MQ1GH

** Illumina Inc ILMN.O:BUZZ - Rises after co set for global launch of cancer test next year nL4N3MQ1FR

** H&R Block Inc HRB.N:

** Intuit Inc INTU.O:BUZZ - Tax preparation stocks drop after report 'DOGE' planning tax filing app nL4N3MQ1GU

** Joby Aviation Inc JOBY.N:BUZZ - Needham initiates coverage on Joby with 'buy' rating nL4N3MQ1HL

** C3.ai Inc AI.N:BUZZ - Climbs after tie-up with Microsoft to boost enterprise AI adoption nL4N3MQ1HP

** Archer Aviation Inc ACHR.N:BUZZ - Brokerage Needham starts coverage on Archer Aviation with 'buy' nL4N3MQ1IX

** United Airlines Holdings Inc UAL.O:BUZZ - Up after TD Cowen raises PT, calls it 'best idea for 2025' nL4N3MQ1IG

** Nextracker Inc NXT.O:BUZZ - Northland resumes coverage of Nextracker with 'outperform' rating nL4N3MQ1JN

** Valvoline Inc VVV.N:BUZZ - Falls after downbeat 2025 forecasts, refranchise plan nL4N3MQ1IS

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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Aamir Sohail)

((Aamir.sohail@thomsonreuters.com))