Wall Street's main indexes edged higher on Friday as investors digested a batch of economic data that appeared to pave the way for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut this month. .N

At 13:30 EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.38% at 48,031.67.The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.30% at 6,877.38, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 0.35% at 23,587.01.

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

** Ulta Beauty Inc ULTA.OQ, up 13.3%

** Cooper Companies Inc COO.OQ, up 8.0%

** Dollar Tree Inc DLTR.OQ, up 7.9%

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

** Paramount Skydance Corp PSKY.OQ, down 6.4%

** W R Berkley Corp WRB.N, down 5.2%

** Vistra Corp VST.N, down 3.7%

The top three NYSE .PG.N percentage gainers:

** DigitalBridge Group Inc DBRG.N, up 46.2%

** ChargePoint Holdings Inc CHPT.N, up 26.3%

** Rubrik Inc RBRK.N, up 25.0%

The top three NYSE .PL.N percentage losers:

** Compass Diversified Holdings CODI.N, down 21.5%

** Parsons Corp PSN.N, down 20.2%

** Argan Inc AGX.N, down 13.6%

The top three Nasdaq .PG.O percentage gainers:

** Treasure Global Inc TGL.OQ, up 181.4%

** SMX (Security Matters) PLC SMX.OQ, up 129.8%

** Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc WHLR.OQ, up 71.3%

The top three Nasdaq .PL.O percentage losers:

** Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd QNRX.OQ, down 38.0%

** Ambitions Enterprise Management Co LLC AHMA.OQ, down 36.4%

** Jeffs Brands Ltd JFBR.OQ, down 34.4%

** Baidu Inc BIDU.N:BUZZ - Hong Kong shares jump on report AI chip unit plans listing nL1N3XB049

** Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co HPE.N:BUZZ - Falls as weak AI server demand weighs on revenue outlook nL4N3XB0VP

** Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.O:BUZZ - Up as Netflix to buy cos TV and film studios and streaming units nL4N3XB0XP

** SentinelOne Inc S.N:BUZZ - Slips on downbeat Q4 revenue outlook, CFO departure nL4N3XB0PY

** Cooper Companies Inc COO.O:BUZZ - Soars after initiating strategic review nL4N3XB0QO

** Rubrik Inc RBRK.N:BUZZ - Jumps after surprise quarterly profit, loss forecast trim nL4N3XB0PW

** Q/C Technologies Inc QCLS.O:BUZZ - Jumps as retail traders pile in nL6N3XB0JB

** Barrick Mining Corp B.N:

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:BUZZ - Exane BNP sees copper, consolidation to drive metals and mining sector in 2026 nL8N3XB0L5

** ChargePoint Holdings Inc CHPT.N:BUZZ - Jumps after Q3 revenue beat estimates nL6N3XB0J7

** ServiceTitan Inc TTAN.O:BUZZ - Gains after Q3 results beat estimates nL4N3XB0TQ

** SoFi Technologies Inc SOFI.O:BUZZ - Drops on pricing $1.5 bln stock offering nL6N3XB0N0

** Biomea Fusion Inc BMEA.O:BUZZ - Rises as diabetes drug shows promise nL4N3XB0X3

** Parsons Corp PSN.N:BUZZ - Falls after missing out on $12.5 bln FAA contract nL6N3XB0N1

** Ulta Beauty Inc ULTA.O:BUZZ - Rises on raised outlook amid strong makeup, skin care demand nL4N3XB0O8

** Intensity Therapeutics Inc INTS.O:BUZZ - Jumps after Nasdaq grants compliance extension nL4N3XB0YI

** Rollins Inc ROL.N:BUZZ - Rises as Barclays lifts to 'overweight', hikes PT nL4N3XB0YB

** Victoria's Secret & Co VSCO.N:BUZZ - Soars after annual forecasts raise on strong demand nL6N3XB0TA

** Samsara Inc IOT.N:BUZZ - Jumps after strong Q3 results nL4N3XB0VF

** Pan American Silver Corp PASS.N:BUZZ - Rises after purchase of Galleon Gold units in private placement nL4N3XB0W4

** Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N:BUZZ - Slips after trimming core profit forecast on government shutdown hit nL4N3XB0Y7

** Symbotic Inc SYM.O:BUZZ - Tumbles on $550 mln stock offering as SoftBank slices stake nL6N3XB0OD

** Smurfit WestRock PLC SW.N:

** Packaging Corp of America PKG.N:BUZZ - JPM sees tough 2026 for paper firms nL8N3XB0ZE

** Trimble Inc TRMB.O:BUZZ - Rises on new share buyback program nL4N3XB0ZY

** Zumiez Inc ZUMZ.O:BUZZ - Jumps after Q3 sales beat estimates nL6N3XB0PR

** Protara Therapeutics Inc TARA.O:BUZZ - Slides on $75 mln share sale nL6N3XB0QO

** AES Corp AES.N:BUZZ - Argus Research upgrades AES Corp to 'buy' nL4N3XB135

** Praxis Precision Medicines Inc PRAX.O:BUZZ - Jumps on positive meeting with FDA for tremor drug, epilepsy trial success nL6N3XB0T7

** Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc AMLX.O:BUZZ - Rises after promising early-stage trial for ALS drug nL4N3XB145

** T1 Energy Inc TE.N:BUZZ - Dips after subpoena from US DOJ nL6N3XB0S5

** EUDA Health Holdings Ltd EUDA.O:BUZZ - Rises after convertible warrant deal nL4N3XB167

** Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp AUB.N:BUZZ - Raymond James downgrades Atlantic Union Bank to 'market perform' nL4N3XB10D

** ITT Inc ITT.N:BUZZ - Buys SPX Flow in a $4.8 billion deal; shares fall nL4N3XB15H

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

** Kinross Gold Corp KGC.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners rise as US rate cut expectations grow nL6N3XB0T2

** Fastly Inc FSLY.N:BUZZ - Falls after convertible bond sale boosted to $160 mln nL6N3XB0TD

** Humana Inc HUM.N:BUZZ - Rises after Jefferies upgrades to 'buy' nL6N3XB0SP

** Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N:BUZZ - Plan price hikes amid rising memory costs, TrendForce says nL6N3XB0OB

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N:

** Coeur Mining Inc CDE.N:

** Silvercorp Metals Inc SVM.N:

** Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.N:

BUZZ - Silver miners gain on US Fed rate cut optimism nL6N3XB0UW

** BHP Group Ltd BHP.N:

** Southern Copper Corp SCCO.N:

** Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N:

** Teck Resources Ltd TECK.N:

BUZZ - Copper miners rise as red metal prices hit record high nL4N3XB19W

** Donaldson Company Inc DCI.N:BUZZ - Jefferies raises Donaldson's PT on strong aftermarket sales nL4N3XB19A

** Omnicom Group Inc OMC.N:BUZZ - Rises; UBS increases PT nL6N3XB0XQ

** Albemarle Corp ALB.N:BUZZ - Jumps after UBS upgrades to 'buy' nL4N3XB1DW

** DigitalBridge Group Inc DBRG.N:BUZZ - Up after company in talks to be acquired by SoftBank nL6N3XB0YB

** Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N:

** Expand Energy Corp EXE.O

** EQT Corp EQT.N:

** Diamondback Energy Inc FANG.O:

BUZZ - Energy companies rise as crude prices gain on Fed rate-cut signals, supply concerns nL4N3XB1A5

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))