The benchmark S&P 500 hovered close to an all-time high on Wednesday as an Israel-Iran ceasefire appeared to be holding and investors watched Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's congressional testimony for hints on the monetary policy path. .N

At 11:30 EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 0.20% at 43,002.49. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.05% at 6,095.17, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.33% at 19,978.94.

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

** Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI.OQ, up 4.8%

** Yum! Brands Inc YUM.N, up 3.1%

** Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.OQ, up 3.0%

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

** Paychex Inc PAYX.OQ, down 8.2%

** Paycom Software Inc PAYC.N, down 4.4%

** Dayforce Inc DAY.N, down 4.3%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:

** Surf Air Mobility Inc SRFM.N, up 35.0%

** Quantumscape Corp QS.N, up 25.8%

** Yatsen Holding Ltd YSG.N, up 13.6%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:

** Torrid Holdings Inc CURV.N, down 37.1%

** Annovis Bio Inc ANVS.N, down 25.2%

** Concord Medical Services Holdings Ltd CCM.N, down 15.9%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:

** Plus Therapeutics Inc PSTV.OQ, up 85.0%

** SeaStar Medical Holding Corp ICU.OQ, up 69.7%

** Urgent.ly Inc ULY.OQ, up 57.6%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:

** XTI Aerospace Inc XTIA.OQ, down 39.1%

** Lifeward Ltd LFWD.OQ, down 37.9%

** Globavend Holdings Ltd GVH.OQ, down 33.6%

** Interpublic Group of Companies Inc <IPG.N>:

** Omnicom Group Inc <OMC.N>:BUZZ - Barclays cuts advertisers Interpublic, Omnicom, WPP over AI concerns nL8N3SS0AE

** Blackberry Ltd <BB.N>:BUZZ - Jumps after co lifts full-year revenue forecast nL4N3SS0P1

** QXO Inc <QXO.N>:BUZZ - Falls after announcing pricing of common stock offering nL4N3SS0PE

** Autoliv Inc <ALV.N>:BUZZ - RBC initiates coverage on Autoliv with 'outperform' nL6N3SS0P1

** Cidara Therapeutics Inc <CDTX.O>:BUZZ - Falls after $350 mln equity offering priced nL6N3SS0T1

** NuScale Power Corp <SMR.N>:BUZZ - BTIG downgrades NuScale Power to 'neutral', says waiting for more clarity on projects nL4N3SS0T7

** Allot Ltd <ALLT.O>:BUZZ - Falls on $40 mln stock offering nL6N3SS0W2

** Cheniere Energy Inc <LNG.N>:BUZZ - TD Cowen raises Cheniere Energy PT on Corpus Christi LNG expansion nL4N3SS0T3

** Torrid Holdings Inc <CURV.N>:BUZZ - Tumbles after deep-discounted stock sale by PE sponsor, CEO nL6N3SS0XY

** AST SpaceMobile Inc <ASTS.O>:BUZZ - Dips after direct stock deal to buy back convertible bonds nL4N3SS0TP

** Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O>:BUZZ - Gains as brokerages boost PTs on bullish AI revenue outlook nL4N3SS0UF

** Waste Management Inc <WM.N>:BUZZ - Oppenheimer raises Waste Management PT on strong 2027 growth outlook nL4N3SS0V1

** Forte Biosciences Inc <FBRX.O>:BUZZ - Slides on $75 mln equity raise nL6N3SS12A

** Array Technologies Inc <ARRY.O>:BUZZ - Up after upsized $300 mln convertible debt deal nL6N3SS156

** Biogen Inc <BIIB.O>:BUZZ - RBC raises Biogen's price target as pipeline prospects come into focus nL6N3SS15O

** General Mills Inc <GIS.N>:BUZZ - Falls after downbeat annual profit forecast nL4N3SS16A

** Viking Therapeutics Inc <VKTX.O>:BUZZ - Rises after it starts late-stage study of obesity drug nL6N3SS18G

** Winnebago Industries Inc <WGO.N>:BUZZ - Rises after Q3 adjusted EPS beats estimates nL4N3SS0WA

** Bumble Inc <BMBL.O>:BUZZ - To cut workforce by 30%, shares jump nL4N3SS0XX

** Yum Brands Inc <YUM.N>:BUZZ - Gains after JPM upgrades to 'overweight' on sustained growth nL4N3SS0XY

** Coinbase Inc <COIN.O>:BUZZ - Rises as Bernstein hikes PT to top of Street nL4N3SS103

** Dime Community Bancshares Inc < DCOM.O>:

** Flushing Financial Inc <FFIC.O>:BUZZ - NYC banks fall as Mamdani set to win Democratic mayoral primary nL4N3SS11O

** GMS Inc <GMS.N>:BUZZ - Falls after Raymond James downgrades to 'market-perform' nL4N3SS125

** TMC The Metals Company Inc <TMC.O>:BUZZ - Jumps after Wedbush upgrades stock to 'outperform', raises PT nL4N3SS0XB

** CTO Realty Growth Inc <CTO.N>:BUZZ - Falls as Wolfpack Research alleges financial misconduct nL4N3SS12F

** Paychex Inc <PAYX.O>:BUZZ - Tumbles after Q4 revenue miss nL4N3SS10E

** Rubrik Inc <RBRK.N>:BUZZ - Rises after announcing Predibase acquisition nL4N3SS13J

** AeroVironment Inc <AVAV.O>:BUZZ - Soars to record after results beat nL6N3SS1OY

** NextDecade Corp <NEXT.O>:

** New Fortress Energy Inc <NFE.O>:

** EQT Corp <EQT.N>:

** Energy Transfer LP <ET.N>:

BUZZ - Natgas companies fall on rising output, ample storage supplies nL4N3SS13K

** Tesla Inc <TSLA.O>:BUZZ - Slumps as Europe car sales fall for fifth straight month nL4N3SS14Q

** Riot Platforms Inc <RIOT.O>:

** Marathon Digital Holdings Inc <MARA.O>:

** CleanSpark Inc<CLSK.O>:

** Microstrategy Inc <MSTR.O>:

BUZZ - Crypto firms rise on bitcoin strength nL4N3SS14S

** SL Green Realty Corp <SLG.N>:

** $Vornado Realty Trust(VNO-N)$ <VNO.N>:

** Empire State Realty Trust Inc <ESRT.N>:

** Kimco Realty Corp <KIM.N>:BUZZ - NY-exposed REITs fall as Mamdani poised to win New York City's Democratic mayoral contest nL4N3SS15O

** Plus Therapeutics Inc <PSTV.O>:BUZZ - Jumps after FDA allows co to begin human trials for cancer therapy nL4N3SS174

(Compiled by Kritika Lamba and Rajarshi Roy on Bengaluru)

((Kritika.Lamba@thomsonreuters.com))