Wall Street's main indexes looked at a positive start on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary pick for a Federal Reserve governor post fueled expectations of a more dovish central bank board. .N

** Light & Wonder Inc <LNW.O>: BUZZ - ASX shares of Light & Wonder extend losses on results, Jarden slims PT nL4N3U00LU

** Block Inc <XYZ.N>: BUZZ - ASX-listed shares of Block Inc jumps on upbeat earnings, forecast hike nL4N3U00MB

BUZZ - Jumps after lifting annual gross profit forecast nL6N3U00F4

** Life360 Inc <LIF.O>: BUZZ - Australia's tech stocks slump; set for a weekly gain as Nasdaq roars to record nL4N3U00SJ

** Novo Nordisk A/S <NOV.N>: BUZZ - Continues rally on Lilly's disappointing drug data nL8N3U01B4

** Pinterest Inc <PINS.N>: BUZZ - Stock tumbles as profit falls short of expectations nL6N3U00DL

** Trade Desk Inc <TTD.O>: BUZZ - Shares slump after slower Q2 revenue growth nL4N3U015C

** JFrog Ltd <FROG.O>: BUZZ - Soars after revenue beat, forecast hike nL4N3U016T

** Microchip Technology Inc <MCHP.O>: BUZZ - Falls after Q1 results nL4N3U018D

** Take-Two Interactive Software Inc <TTWO.O>: BUZZ - Shares level up on strong game demand, GTA VI launch nL4N3U0154

** Monster Beverage Corp <MNST.O>: BUZZ - Jumps after quarterly results beat nL6N3TZ0G0

** Parker-Hannifin Corp <PH.N>: BUZZ - Jefferies lifts Parker-Hannifin's PT after fourth-quarter results top estimates nL4N3U01AB

** Newmont Corp <NEM.N>: ** Gold Fields Ltd <GFI.N>: ** AngloGold Ashanti PLC <AU.N>: ** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd <HMY.N>:

BUZZ - All that shines: Gold miners gain as US gold futures peaks nL4N3U01AP

** MP Materials Inc <MP.N>: BUZZ - Gains on smaller quarterly loss nL4N3U01B6

** Avidbank Holdings Inc <AVBH.O>: BUZZ - Set for Nasdaq debut after $60 million IPO nL6N3U00F1

** Expedia Group Inc <EXPE.O>: BUZZ - Rises on higher annual forecast nL4N3T5186

** Sezzle Inc <SEZL.O>: BUZZ - Plunges on quarterly results; top analyst says 'bar was higher' nL6N3U00GC

** Instacart Inc <CART.O>: BUZZ - Jumps after gross transaction value forecast above estimates nL6N3U00GD

** Rio Tinto PLC <RIO.N>: ** BHP Group Ltd <BHP.N>: ** Southern Copper Corp <SCCO.N>: ** Freeport-McMoRan Inc <FCX.N>:

BUZZ - Copper miners gain on US rate cut hopes and Chinese demand nL4N3U01G0

** Solventum Corp <SOLV.N>: BUZZ - Rises after lifting annual profit forecast nL6N3U00HB

** Under Armour Inc <UAA.N>: BUZZ - Tumbles as Q2 sales forecast comes in below estimates nL6N3U00H3

** Canadian Natural Resources Ltd <CNQ.N>: BUZZ - Raymond James lifts Canadian Natural Resources' PT on higher production, improved unit costs nL4N3U01J6

** Doximity Inc <DOCS.N>: BUZZ - Climbs on upbeat annual forecast nL4N3U01KB

** Capricor Therapeutics Inc <CAPR.O>: BUZZ - Rises on meeting with US FDA for muscle disorder therapy nL4N3U01KZ

(Compiled by RajarshI Roy and Kamal Choudhury)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))