The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, led by mega-cap stocks, as growing bets on a Federal Reserve rate cut in December fueled gains and investors hunted fresh data for clues on the central bank's next move. .N

At 10:31 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.33% at 46,397.83.The S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.03% at 6,671.29, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 1.81% at 22,676.06.

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

** Centene Corp CNC.N, up 7.9%

** Broadcom Inc AVGO.OQ, up 7.9%

** Western Digital Corp WDC.OQ, up 7.5%

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

** Copart Inc CPRT.OQ, down 4.4%

** Fox Corp FOX.OQ, down 2.8%

** Fox Corp FOXA.OQ, down 2.7%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:

** Inspire Medical Systems Inc INSP.N, up 27.0%

** Oscar Health Inc OSCR.N, up 23.7%

** T1 Energy Inc TE.N, up 17.3%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:

** Grindr Inc GRND.N, down 12.5%

** Torrid Holdings Inc CURV.N, down 7.8%

** Allurion Technologies Inc ALUR.N, down 7.1%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:

** Inno Holdings Inc INHD.OQ, up 113.8%

** Antelope Enterprise Holdings Ltd AEHL.OQ, up 71.1%

** Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd ENLV.OQ, up 56.3%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:

** Clearside Biomedical Inc CLSD.OQ, down 67.5%

** Twin Hospitality Group Inc TWNP.OQ, down 35.2%

** Mobile-health Network Solutions MNDR.OQ, down 31.2%

** Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N:BUZZ - Shares surge as its Qwen chatbot download surpasses 10 million nL1N3X002P

** Cipher Mining Inc CIFR.O:

** CleanSpark Inc CLSK.O:BUZZ - Rise after JPM upgrade nL4N3X00GA

** Bristol Myers Squibb Co BMY.N:BUZZ - Gains after Leerink Partners raises PT on stroke drug optimism nL4N3X00GG

** Venture Global Inc VG.N:BUZZ - Citigroup cuts Venture Global PT on LNG margin concerns nL6N3X00GS

** Clearside Biomedical Inc CLSD.O:BUZZ - Plunges after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy nL6N3X00N8

** Biogen Inc BIIB.O:BUZZ - Rises after Novo Nordisk's drug fails to meet main goal in Alzheimer's trials nL4N3X00M5

** Green Dot Corp GDOT.N:BUZZ - Jumps on buyout deal with Smith Ventures, CommerceOne nL6N3X00I0

** Tractor Supply Co TSCO.O:BUZZ - Rises after Jefferies upgrades to 'buy' nL6N3X00IG

** MP Materials Corp MP.N:BUZZ - BMO upgrades MP Materials to 'outperform' nL6N3WW0YG

** Palo Alto Networks PANW.O:BUZZ - Citi says Palo Alto's Chronosphere deal to pile more pricing pressure on Datadog nL6N3X00I4

** Invivyd Inc IVVD.O:BUZZ - Rises after unveiling promising new antibody for children nL4N3X00M8

** Alignment Healthcare Inc ALHC.O:BUZZ - Rises as JPM turns bullish on growth prospects nL6N3X00IJ

** Ooma Inc OOMA.N:BUZZ - Rises on deal to buy cloud-based business communications provider nL4N3X00H1

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners rise as bullion prices rise on Fed rate cut hopes nL6N3X00MT

** Six Flags Entertainment Corp FUN.N:BUZZ - Names recreation industry veteran new CEO, shares rise nL4N3X00LS

** Carvana Co CVNA.N:BUZZ - Rises after Wedbush upgrades to 'outperform' nL6N3X00JO

** Elevance Health Inc ELV.N:

** UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH.N:

** Humana Inc HUM.N:

BUZZ - Health insurers rise on reports of US planning to extend Obamacare subsidy nL4N3X00O0

** Neuropace Inc NPCE.O:BUZZ - Jumps as Medicare boosts pay for epilepsy device procedures nL4N3X00OL

** Albemarle Corp ALB.N:BUZZ - BofA raises PT on lithium miner Albemarle nL6N3X00JZ

** Exact Sciences Corp EXAS.O:BUZZ - Jefferies cuts Exact Sciences to 'hold' after Abbott acquisition nL6N3X00KS

** Grindr Inc GRND.N:BUZZ - Falls as special committee ends talks on $3.46 bln take-private proposal nL6N3X00OC

** NextDecade Corp NEXT.O:BUZZ - Begins pre-filing process to expand Rio Grande LNG; shares up nL4N3X00MP

** Morgan Stanley MS.N:BUZZ - Rises after Wolfe Research upgrades to 'outperform' nL6N3X00L2

** Merck & Co Inc MRK.N:BUZZ - Rises after Wells Fargo upgrades stock to 'overweight' nL6N3X00LA

** Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N:BUZZ - Analysts see limited Lilly impact from Novo's Alzheimer's setback nL4N3X00RG

** Blue Foundry Bancorp BLFY.O:BUZZ - Soars on $243 million buyout deal with Fulton Financial nL4N3X00KS

** Hyatt Hotels Corp H.N:BUZZ - JP Morgan initiates coverage on Hyatt with 'overweight' rating nL4N3X00PS

** Genco Shipping and Trading Ltd GNK.N:BUZZ - Shares jump after Diana Shipping proposes $20.60 cash offer nL6N3X00N4

** Nano-X Imaging Ltd NNOX.O:BUZZ - Slides after $15 mln direct stock deal nL6N3W90U0

** Kohl's Corp KSS.N:BUZZ - See-saws; names interim CEO Michael Bender to permanent role nL6N3X00N9

** Osisko Development Corp ODV.N:BUZZ - Sells San Antonio gold project to Axo Copper; shares rise nL6N3X00NQ

** NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd NRSN.O:BUZZ - Rises after U.S. FDA clears late-stage ALS drug trial nL4N3X00VT

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N:

** Coeur Mining Inc CDE.N:

** Endeavour Silver Corp EXK.N:

** Silvercorp Metals Inc SVM.N:

BUZZ - Silver miners rise on US Fed rate cut hopes, weaker dollar nL4N3W814P

(Rajarshi Roy and Anuj T)

((Anuj.T@thomsonreuters.com))