U.S. stocks kicked off the holiday-shortened week on a positive note, as technology stocks rose further on renewed enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, while investors awaited key economic data later this week. .N

At 13:30 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.55% at 48,398.62. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.62% at 6,876.87, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.53% at 23,431.45.

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

** First Solar Inc FSLR.OQ, up 6.1%

** Moderna Inc MRNA.OQ, up 6.0%

** Constellation Brands Inc STZ.N, up 5.1%

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

** Dominion Energy Inc D.N, down 5.6%

** Seagate Technology Holdings PLC STX.OQ, down 4.4%

** Carvana Co CVNA.N, down 3.4%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:

** D-Wave Quantum Inc QBTS.N, up 19.6%

** UniFirst Corp UNF.N, up 18.8%

** Spire Global Inc SPIR.N, up 17.3%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:

** Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA - Eletrobras AXIA_p.N, down 24.3%

** Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA - Eletrobras AXIA.N, down 22.5%

** Sos Ltd SOS.N, down 14.1%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:

** Haoxin Holdings Ltd HXHX.OQ, up 142.9%

** Sidus Space Inc SIDU.OQ, up 107.3%

** Jyong Biotech Ltd MENS.OQ, up 70.7%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:

** Luminar Technologies Inc LAZR.OQ, down 64.0%

** EUDA Health Holdings Ltd EUDA.OQ, down 47.0%

** Healthcare Triangle Inc HCTI.OQ, down 29.5%

** Abivax SA ABVX.O:BUZZ - Jumps on media reports of Eli Lilly takeover bid nL8N3XS0AQ

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners climb as bullion surges past $4,400/oz mark nL6N3XS0PL

** Tesla Inc TSLA.O:BUZZ - Rises after court restores CEO Musk's pay package nL4N3XS0KN

** Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N:

** Lyft Inc LYFT.O:BUZZ - Gain after teaming with Baidu for robotaxi trials in UK nL4N3XS0K9

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N:

** Coeur Mining Inc CDE.N:

** Endeavour Silver Corp EXK.N:

** Silvercorp Metals Inc SVM.N:

BUZZ - Silver miners rise as rate cut bets fuel rally nL4N3XS0Z9

** Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc CWAN.N:BUZZ - Jumps on $8.4 bln buyout deal nL6N3XS0HN

** GE Vernova Inc GEV.N:BUZZ - Jefferies raises GE Vernova PT on growing power infrastructure demand; shares rise nL6N3XS0K4

** T1 Energy Inc TE.N:BUZZ - Rises on Treaty Oak domestic solar supply contract nL6N3XS0K3

** Symbotic Inc SYM.O:BUZZ - D.A. Davidson raises Symbotic PT; shares rise nL6N3XS0KD

** Rio Tinto PLC RIO.N:

** BHP Group Ltd BHP.N:

** Southern Copper Corp SCCO.N:

** Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N:

BUZZ - Copper miners rise tracking price of red metal nL6N3XS0KL

** Cytokinetics Inc CYTK.O:BUZZ - Jumps after FDA approves its drug for rare heart disease nL4N3XS144

** Honeywell International Inc HON.O:BUZZ - Dips after $470 million Flexjet settlement charge nL6N3XS0K8

** GEO Group Inc GEO.N:BUZZ - Up after unit gets $121 million ICE contract nL6N3XS0L5

** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O:BUZZ - Rises on report chipmaker aiming to begin H200 chip shipments to China by mid-February nL4N3XS0P4

** Winnebago Industries Inc WGO.N:BUZZ - BMO raises Winnebago PT on upbeat 2026 outlook nL4N3XS0PX

** Velo3D Inc VELO.O:BUZZ - Jumps after securing $32.6 mln contract with US Department of War nL6N3XS0LI

** Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.O:

** Paramount Skydance Corp PSKY.O:

** Netflix Inc NFLX.O:BUZZ - Rise as Larry Ellison gives $40.4 billion personal guarantee nL6N3XS0O4

** Fastenal Co FAST.O:BUZZ - CEO Daniel Florness to resign nL4N3XS0SV

** Chevron Corp CVX.N:

** Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N:

** EOG Resources Inc EOG.N:

** APA Corp APA.O:

BUZZ - Energy companies gain as US ramps up action against Venezuela tankers nL4N3XS0U1

** Dominion Energy Inc D.N:BUZZ - Falls after offshore wind projects suspended over security concerns nL4N3XS0XH

** Adeia Inc ADEA.O:BUZZ - Set for best day in 3 years after Disney deal, FY forecast raise nL4N3XS0YF

** UniFirst Corp UNF.N:BUZZ - Surges after Cintas makes $5.2 billion takeover bid nL6N3XS0MQ

** Stanley Black & Decker Inc SWK.N:BUZZ - Jumps as Howmet to buy co's unit for $1.8 billion nL4N3XS0ZN

** Janus Henderson Group PLC JHG.N:BUZZ - Gains after Trian, General Catalyst's $7.4 billion buyout nL6N3XS0O8

** Paychex Inc PAYX.O:BUZZ - Morgan Stanley cuts PT for Paychex on exposure to SMBs nL4N3XS10K

** CNX Resources Corp CNX.N:

** Expand Energy Corp EXE.O:

** EQT Corp EQT.N:

** United States Natural Gas Fund LP UNG.N:

BUZZ - US natgas companies dip on higher output, warmer weather forecasts nL6N3XS0PA

** Moderna Inc MRNA.O:BUZZ - Up almost 4%, looking to continue outperformance streak nL6N3XS0QR

** First Solar Inc FSLR.O:BUZZ - Climbs after Alphabet's $4.75 billion deal to buy Intersect nL4N3XS157

** Assembly Biosciences Inc ASMB.O:BUZZ - Rises as Gilead opts to license co's HSV therapies nL4N3XS15Q

(Rajarshi Roy and Koyena Das)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))