These S&P500 stocks are moving in today's session

Wells Fargo was accused of sex discrimination in a lawsuit by a bond saleswoman who said the fourth-largest U.S. bank denied pay and promotions available to men and tolerated an "unapologetically sexist" workplace. The complaint filed on Friday in federal court in Chicago by Michal Leavitt is the latest in a long line of lawsuits accusing big U.S. banks of bias against women. Leavitt said Wells Fargo's practice of steering larger accounts toward men in its financial institutions group cost her up to one-third of her potential pay, and forced her to wait nine years for a promotion to director from vice president.

The amount of reserves in banking system — a key determinant for the Federal Reserve to continue shrinking its balance sheet — dropped by the most in two years as Americans paid income tax bills out of their bank accounts.

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JPMorgan Chase sued Russia's state-owned VTB Bank on Thursday to halt its efforts to recover $439.5 million from an account that was blocked after Russia invaded Ukraine and VTB was hit with sanctions. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, JPMorgan said VTB filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in Russia to recover the money in "blatant breach" of its agreement to have disputes addressed in New York. The largest U.S. bank said American law prohibits it from releasing the $439.5 million, and VTB, Russia's second-largest bank, will try to seize its assets abroad if it prevails in the Russia lawsuit.

Discover Financial Services on Wednesday reported a 68% drop in first-quarter profit, as the lender set aside more in rainy-day funds to cover for potential credit losses amid an uncertain economy. U.S. banks have increased their provisions for losses from bad loans as higher interest rates heighten the risk of default on mortgages and credit card debt by consumers. Discover's provision for credit losses jumped to $1.5 billion in the quarter ended March 31, from $1.1 billion in the year-ago period.

Wondering what's happening in today's session for the S&P500 index? Stay informed with the top movers within the S&P500 index on Wednesday.

Let's have a look at what is happening on the US markets on Wednesday. Below you can find the S&P500 gap up and gap down stocks in today's session.

Pre-market stock analysis of S&P500 stocks on 2024-04-17: top gainers and losers in today's session.