The main U.S. stock indexes inched higher on Wednesday, as investors braced for earnings from AI-chip leader Nvidia that are expected to test the momentum of Wall Street's technology-fueled rally. .N

At 13:30 EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.27% at 45,541.24. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.20% at 6,478.38, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.14% at 21,572.54.

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

** Albemarle Corp ALB.N, up 7.3%

** Carmax Inc KMX.N, up 4.1%

** Wynn Resorts Ltd WYNN.OQ, up 3.7%

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

** Paramount Skydance Corp PSKY.OQ, down 6.2%

** J M Smucker Co SJM.N, down 5.4%

** SBA Communications Corp SBAC.OQ, down 3.8%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:

** 3D Systems Corp DDD.N, up 23.7%

** Kohls Corp KSS.N, up 18.5%

** Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc BHR.N, up 17.3%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:

** Offerpad Solutions Inc OPAD.N, down 9.1%

** Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd XIN.N, down 7.9%

** Xpeng Inc XPEV.N, down 7.2%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:

** Pitanium Ltd PTNM.OQ, up 73.6%

** Sharps Technology Inc STSS.OQ, up 59.4%

** Jinxin Technology Holding Co NAMI.OQ, up 52.9%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:

** Raytech Holding Ltd RAY.OQ, down 56.1%

** Next Technology Holding Inc NXTT.OQ, down 39.6%

** Super X AI Technology Ltd SUPX.OQ, down 27.0%

** Okta Inc <OKTA.O>:BUZZ - Rises after raising annual outlook on surging demand for cybersecurity tools nL4N3UJ0FX

** nCino Inc <NCNO.O>:BUZZ - Soars on strong FY26 revenue outlook nL6N3UJ0DI

** Krispy Kreme Inc <DNUT.O>:BUZZ - Down; J.P.Morgan downgrades to 'underweight' nL4N3UJ0H3

** Canada Goose Holdings Inc <GOOS.N>:BUZZ - Jumps after report of take-private bids at $1.4 billion valuation nL6N3UJ0NK

** Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc <CBRL.O>:BUZZ - Up after reverting to old logo after social media backlash nL6N3UJ0EA

** MongoDB Inc <MDB.O>:BUZZ - Soars after lifting annual earnings forecast nL4N3UJ0IC

** Elanco Animal Health Inc <ELAN.N>:BUZZ - Climbs on S&P MidCap inclusion nL4N3UJ0MZ

** Serve Robotics Inc <SERV.O>:BUZZ - Gains after Wedbush initiates with 'outperform' rating nL4N3UJ0O8

** Kohl's Corp <KSS.N>:BUZZ - Surges on lifting annual profit target nL4N3UJ0RA

** BioXcel Therapeutics Inc <BTAI.O>:BUZZ - Rises after agitation drug meets main goal in at-home study nL4N3UJ0PZ

** J.M. Smucker Co <SJM.N>:BUZZ - Falls after Q1 miss nL4N3UJ127

** Prologis Inc <PLD.N>:BUZZ - Scotiabank upgrades Prologis rating on improving industrial demand nL4N3UJ0W2

** Photronics Inc <PLAB.O>:BUZZ - Rises on Q3 profit beat nL4N3UJ10G

** American Eagle Outfitters Inc <AEO.N>:BUZZ - Rises on partnership with NFL player Travis Kelce's clothing brand nL4N3UJ0YQ

** Royal Bank of Canada <RY.N>:BUZZ - Rises after Q3 profit beats estimates nL4N3UJ110

** Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd <AHL.N>:BUZZ - Jumps on $3.5 billion buyout deal with Japan's Sompo nL6N3UJ0LD

** Bread Financial Holdings Inc <BFH.N>:BUZZ - Ticks up after unveiling $200 million buyback program nL6N3UJ0M5

** Newmont Corp <NEM.N>:

** Barrick Gold Corp <GOLD.N>:

** Gold Fields Ltd <GFI.N>:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd <HMY.N>:

BUZZ - Gold miners fall as bullion prices edge lower on stronger US dollar nL4N3UJ12X

** Abercrombie & Fitch Co <ANF.N>:BUZZ - Up after raising annual sales forecast nL4N3UJ13D

** Slide Insurance Holdings Inc <SLDE.O>:BUZZ - Jumps after unveiling maiden stock buyback plan nL6N3UJ0M6

** Rio Tinto PLC <RIO.N>:

** BHP Group Ltd <BHP.N>:

** Southern Copper Corp <SCCO.N>:

** Freeport-McMoRan Inc <FCX.N>:

BUZZ - Copper miners fall as firmer US dollar weighs on metal's prices nL4N3UJ141

** Chevron Corp <CVX.N>:

** Exxon Mobil Corp <XOM.N>:

** Valero Energy Corp <VLO.N>:

** APA Corp <APA.O>:

BUZZ - Energy companies gain as US crude stocks drop nL4N3UJ14Y

** Snowflake Inc <SNOW.N >:BUZZ - Lifts heading into results nL6N3UJ0MM

** Cheniere Energy Inc <LNG.N>:

** Energy Transfer LP <ET.N>:

** Williams Companies Inc <WMB.N>

** NextDecade Corp <NEXT.O>:

BUZZ - Natgas companies gain on strong LNG export flows nL4N3UJ153

** Signet Jewelers Ltd <SIG.N>:BUZZ - Rises after Jefferies raises PT to Street high nL6N3UJ0MN

** CrowdStrike Holdings Inc <CRWD.O>:BUZZ - Rises ahead of results due after the bell nL6N3UJ0KE

** Nvidia Corp <NVDA.O>:BUZZ - Edges up as quarterly report takes center stage on Wall Street nL6N3UJ0N9

** EchoStar Corp <SATS.O>:BUZZ - Extends rally after AT&T spectrum deal nL6N3UJ0OA

** Hagerty Inc <HGTY.N>:BUZZ - Rises after KBW starts coverage at 'outperform' nL6N3UJ0OS

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Ateev Bhandari in Bengaluru)

((Ateev.Bhandari@thomsonreuters.com))