Nielsen Holdings, Epam Systems and Penn National Gaming were the top three S&P 500 index gainers on the stock market today. Mosaic, CF Industries and Archers-Daniels-Midland were the S&P 500's biggest losers on Tuesday.
NLSN stock shot up 20% to 26.72. A private equity consortium will buy Nielsen Ratings for $16 billion, or $28 a share.
EPAM stock jumped 11.4% to 306.64 after hitting 330 intraday. Epam Systems has a lot of staff in Ukraine and Belarus, so Russia-Ukraine peace talks optimism is good news for the IT outsourcer. But EPAM stock is still down more than 50% from its late 2021 peak.
PENN stock rallied 6.5% to 44.35. But shares of Penn National Gaming remain below their 50-day line and haven't touched their 200-day line in 10 months.
S&P 500 Losers
MOS stock fell 5.1% to 64.48, but well off intraday lows of 58.95 and still close to Friday's long-time high. Mosaic and other fertilizer makers have benefited from the Russia-Ukraine war. Belarus' potash exports have been cut off, while European fertilizer makers face much higher natural gas costs. So a cease-fire could reverse those trends.
CF stock declined 5.1% to 99.78, also well off intraday lows. CF Industries is another fertilizer maker like Mosaic.
ADM stock lost 4.9% to 87.84. The farm products giant has benefit as wheat, corn and soya futures have soared in recent weeks. Those ag products' prices fell on Tuesday.
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