The S&P 500 was on track for a record closing high on Monday, as a strong retail sales report underscored the strength of the U.S. economy and overshadowed worries from Omicron-driven flight cancellations that hit stocks in the travel sector.

At 12:51 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) was up 0.66% at 36,188.27. The S&P 500 (.SPX) was up 1.04% at 4,774.71 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC)was up 1.14% at 15,832.415.

** Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH.N): down 3.0% BUZZ-Travel stocks on naughty list with flights canceled and cruises forced to return

** Borr Drilling Ltd : up 13.1% BUZZ-Soars on deal to defer $1.4 bln of debt maturities, yard instalments

** InnovAge Holding Corp (INNV.O): down 9.5% BUZZ-Set to open at all-time low after brokerages slash PTs

** GoDaddy Inc (GDDY.N): up 9.1% BUZZ-Jumps as Starboard acquires 6.5% stake worth $800 mln

** BridgeBio Pharma Inc (BBIO.O): down 71.0% BUZZ-Slumps on 'disappointing' trial data of heart-muscle disorder drug

** Microbot Medical Inc (MBOT.O): up 49.4% BUZZ-Soars on tie-up with Stryker to develop robotic procedural kits

** New Orient Education & Technology Group Inc : down 1.2% BUZZ-Chinese stocks mixed as Beijing proposes tighter regulations read more

BUZZ-Drops on report of blocking employees from selling shares

BUZZ-Broadcom capable of M&A in 2022 despite $10 bln share buyback - Bernstein

BUZZ-GameStop rally to fade in 2022, says brokerage; cuts PT

BUZZ-S&P, IHS inch closer to completion of $44 bln deal with fresh divestitures

BUZZ-Hits all-time high on plans to buy securities data co CUSIP Global

Source: Reuters

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