BUZZ - Nasdaq top and bottom performing stocks at about 03:45 p.m. EDT Nasdaq 100 .NDX Top Performers Percent Change Charter Communications Inc CHTR.OQ +4.1% Baker Hughes Co BKR.OQ +4% Fastenal Co FAST.OQ +3.9% Diamondback Energy Inc FANG.OQ +3.7% Paychex Inc PAYX.OQ +2.7% Bottom Performers Percent Change Dollar Tree Inc DLTR.OQ -3.4% Biogen Inc BIIB.OQ -3.4% PDD Holdings Inc PDD.OQ -2.8% Lululemon Athletica Inc LULU.OQ -2.7% Starbucks Corp SBUX.OQ -2.5% The Nasdaq 100 .NDX gained 39.49 points,

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Fastenal's Q2 profit meets estimates on demand for safety supplies July 12 - Industrial supplies maker Fastenal FAST.O met analysts' estimates for second-quarter profit and posted higher revenue on Friday, on the back of demand for its safety products, sending its shares up about 6% in premarket trading. The Winona, Minnesota-based company makes fasteners, along with safety supplies such as protective wear, communication equipment and other crucial hardware products.

Fastenal Co reports results for the quarter ended in June - Earnings Summary Fastenal Co FAST.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 51 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended in June, lower than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 52 cents. The mean expectation of ten analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 51 cents per share.

BRIEF-Fastenal Reports Q2 EPS USD 0.51 vs. IBES estimate USD 0.51 • Q2 EPS USD 0.51 vs. IBES estimate USD 0.51. Q2 sales USD 1,916.2 million vs. IBES estimate USD 1,915 million