The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were poised to kick off November on firmer ground on Monday, driven by optimism around AI demand and a U.S.-China trade truce, while Kenvue shares soared after Kimberly-Clark's buyout deal. .N

At 13:30 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 0.48% at 47,336.60.The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.26% at 6,857.80, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.68% at 23,884.07.

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

** IDEXX Laboratories Inc IDXX.OQ, up 15.2%

** Kenvue Inc KVUE.N, up 14.5%

** Incyte Corp INCY.OQ, up 5.9%

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

** Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB.OQ, down 14.2%

** Moderna Inc MRNA.OQ, down 7.5%

** Charter Communications Inc CHTR.OQ, down 6.1%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:

** Generation Essentials Group TGE.N, up 104.4%

** Resolute Holdings Management Inc RHLD.N, up 87.8%

** Pediatrix Medical Group Inc MD.N, up 18.9%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:

** Sable Offshore Corp SOC.N, down 25.8%

** AMTD IDEA Group AMTD.N, down 17.8%

** Emergent BioSolutions Inc EBS.N, down 17.8%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:

** MSP Recovery Inc MSPR.OQ, up 232.3%

** Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc TERN.OQ, up 82.1%

** Davis Commodities Ltd DTCK.OQ, up 41.7%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:

** Nomadar Corp NOMA.OQ, down 53.6%

** Uniqure NV QURE.OQ, down 53.0%

** Globalink Investment Inc ALPS.OQ, down 50.0%

** Micron Technology Inc MU.O:

** SanDisk Corp SNDK.O:

** Western Digital Corp WDC.O:

** Seagate Technology Holdings PLC STX.O:BUZZ - US memory chip makers' shares rise after report says Samsung delayed DDR5 pricing nL6N3WF0D2

** IREN Ltd IREN.O:BUZZ - Jumps on $9.7 bln AI cloud deal with Microsoft nL4N3WF0ML

** Kenvue Inc KVUE.N:BUZZ - Set for best day ever after $48.7 billion buyout deal from Kimberly-Clark nL4N3WF114

** SM Energy Co SM.N:

** Civitas Resources Inc CIVI.N:BUZZ - Falls on $12.8 billion Civitas merger nL4N3WF135

** Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB.O:BUZZ - Slumps after co's $48.7-billion deal for Kenvue nL6N3WF0JF

** Southern Co SO.N:BUZZ - Dips after unveiling $1.75 bln equity units offering plans nL6N3WF0FN

** Vertiv Holdings Co VRT.N:BUZZ - Up on $1 billion deal to acquire PurgeRite nL4N3WF0P6

** Eaton Corporation PLC ETN.N:BUZZ - Shares fall after $9.5 bln deal to buy Boyd Thermal nL4N3WF0R4

** IDEXX Laboratories Inc IDXX.O:BUZZ - Rises after full-year profit forecast raise nL4N3WF0KP

** UniQure NV QURE.O:BUZZ - Slides after FDA says inadequate clinical data for Huntington's therapy nL4N3WF0TC

** IMAX Corp IMAX.N:BUZZ - Slips after $220 mln convertible bonds offering announced nL6N3WF0GD

** Alaska Air Group Inc ALK.N:BUZZ - TD Cowen raises Alaska Air's PT, sees recovery despite fuel, IT headwinds nL3N3VX0N0

** Freshpet Inc FRPT.O:BUZZ - Gains after Q3 sales beat nL4N3WF0TM

** Beyond Meat Inc BYND.O:BUZZ - Down on delaying quarterly earnings report nL6N3WF0JD

** Toast Inc TOST.N:BUZZ - Rises on Uber partnership nL6N3QU0IZ

** ON Semiconductor Corp ON.O:BUZZ - Rises after upbeat third-quarter results nL4N3WF0WB

** CMS Energy Corp CMS.N:BUZZ - Falls after announcing planned $750 mln convertible bonds sale nL6N3WF0HC

** Caterpillar Inc CAT.N:BUZZ - D.A. Davidson lifts Caterpillar's PT on strong Q3 earnings nL4N3WF0XU

** Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O:BUZZ - Jumps after $38 billion AWS deal with OpenAI nL6N3WF0J5

** Metsera Inc MTSR.O:BUZZ - Falls after Pfizer files a second lawsuit against co and Novo nL6N3WF0IQ

** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O:BUZZ - Gains as US lets Microsoft export co's AI chips in UAE nL4N3WF0SZ

** Alexander's Inc ALX.N:BUZZ - Falls on downbeat Q3 profit nL4N3WF13A

** MongoDB Inc MDB.O:BUZZ - Rises as software firm expects Q3 results above forecasts, appoints new CEO nL4N3WF13G

** Alvotech SA ALVO.O:BUZZ - Drops after US FDA declines to approve arthritis drug nL4N3WF14G

** Pinnacle West Capital Corp PNW.N:BUZZ - Gains on higher third-quarter profit nL4N3WF15D

** Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc TERN.O:BUZZ - Soars as early data shows strong response in tough-to-treat leukemia nL4N3WF15C

** AAON Inc AAON.O:BUZZ - Dips as short-seller flags data center accounting nL4N3WF15A

** Hims & Hers Health Inc HIMS.N:BUZZ - Dips; focus on weight-loss drug nL6N3WF0MX

** Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N:BUZZ - Rises after announcing plans to build $3 bln Dutch plant nL6N3WF0NF

** Cisco Systems Inc CSCO.O:BUZZ - Up after UBS raises PT nL4N3WF18U

** Rio Tinto PLC RIO.N:** BHP Group Ltd BHP.N:** Southern Copper Corp SCCO.N:** Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N: BUZZ - Shares of copper miners fall after prices dip on strong US dollar nL4N3WF166

** Solstice Advanced Materials Inc SOLS.O:BUZZ - UBS initiates Solstice Advanced Materials with 'buy' rating nL4N3WF19M

** Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR.O:BUZZ - Scales fresh peak ahead of report nL6N3WF0M8

** Tesla Inc TSLA.O:BUZZ - Rises ahead of upcoming key shareholder vote nL6N3WF0OJ

** DT Midstream Inc DTM.N:BUZZ - Gets 'buy' rating as Jefferies starts coverage nL4N3WF0TT

** BioCryst Pharmaceutical Inc BCRX.O:BUZZ - Down after quarterly revenue miss nL6N3WF0G4

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Arnav Mishra)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))