* Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N: Rises as Q2 profit tops estimates nL4N43G1AI
* JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N: Falls after lifting annual expense forecast nL4N43G0QM
* Apple Inc AAPL.O: Slips after KeyBanc cuts to 'underweight' nL4N43G0VF
* NextCure Inc NXTC.O: Skyrockets on merger with Avere, $320 million financing nL4N43G1IP
* Copper miners gain as price of red metal edges higher: Rio Tinto PLC RIO.N, BHP Group Ltd BHP.N, Southern Copper Corp SCCO.N and Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N
* Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N: Rises after Q2 profit jumps nL6N4310TY
* Erasca Inc ERAS.O: Rallies after upsized $550 mln share sale, analyst PT hikes nL6N43G0Z4
* Bank of America Corp BAC.N: Rises on higher second-quarter profit nL4N43G0T7
* Valero Energy Corp VLO.N, Phillips 66 PSX.N and Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC.N: Citigroup raises PT on US refiners on improving margins nL6N43G0OL
* International Business Machines Corp IBM.N: Slips after preliminary Q2 results miss expectations; software firms fall nL4N43G14G
* Rithm Property Trust Inc RPT.N: Drops after beginning $300 mln share offering nL6N43G0PZ
* Citigroup Inc C.N: Shares slip after Q2 results nL4N43F0S0
* Liberty Energy Inc LBRT.N: Partners with SLB on power deal; shares rise nL6N43G0SI
* Intuit Inc INTU.O, Workday Inc WDAY.O, ServiceNow Inc NOW.N and Atlassian Corp TEAM.O: Software stocks tumble after IBM's preliminary estimates reignite AI disruption fears nL4N43G17C
* Centene Corp CNC.N, CVS Health Corp CVS.N and Elevance Health Inc ELV.N: Update less severe than feared for Obamacare health insurers, J.P. Morgan says nL4N43G1NE
* Humana Inc HUM.N: Truist lifts US health insurer PTs on margin recovery prospects nL4N43G1DR
* Biogen Inc BIIB.O: Falls as experimental Alzheimer's drug misses main trial goal nL4N43G1HU
* Gold miners rise after soft US inflation data: Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N, AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd AEM.N and Kinross Gold Corp KGC.N
* Newmont Corp NEM.N: Climbs after TD Cowen upgrades to 'buy' nL4N43G1KL
Wall Street rises on softer inflation data and bank earnings
July 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday after softer-than-expected inflation data fueled hopes the Federal Reserve could adopt a less hawkish stance on interest rates, while upbeat second-quarter results lifted most of the big bank stocks.
At 1130 EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 0.02% at 52,507.87. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.50% at 7,553.13, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 1.10% at 26,156.97.
The top three S&P 500 .PG.INX percentage gainers were CrowdStrike Holdings Inc CRWD.OQ, up 9.7%; Monolithic Power Systems Inc MPWR.OQ, up 8.2%; and Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N, up 7.7%.
The top three S&P 500 .PL.INX percentage losers were International Business Machines Corp IBM.N, down 26.0%; Biogen Inc BIIB.OQ, down 9.0%; and HCA Healthcare Inc HCA.N, down 7.3%.
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