U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-FedEx, Liminal Biosciences, Kura Sushi

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05/04/2023 14:23

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U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday as investors awaited a fresh batch
of economic data, including a report on the labor market, amid worries that
rapid interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could trigger a steep economic
downturn.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681Z1
    
    At 9:03 ET, Dow e-minis  1YMc1  were down 0.10% at 33,545. S&P 500 e-minis
 ESc1  were down 0.20% at 4,120.75, while Nasdaq 100 e-minis  NQc1  were down
0.14% at 13,200.5.
 
 The top three NYSE percentage gainers premarket  .PRPG.NQ :
 ** Finance of America Companies Inc  FOA.N , up 10.0%
 ** Wallbox NV  WBX.N , up 5.7%
 ** IonQ Inc  IONQ.K , up ~5%
 
 The top three NYSE percentage losers premarket  .PRPL.NQ :
 ** IronNet Inc  IRNT.K , down 10.9%
 ** Ermenegildo Zegna NV  ZGN.N , down 9.4%
 ** Western Alliance Bancorporation  WAL.N , down 8.1%
 
 The top three Nasdaq percentage gainers premarket  .PRPG.O :
 ** Liminal Biosciences Inc  LMNL.O , up 79.8%
 ** 180 Life Sciences Corp  ATNF.O , up 31.5%
 ** TransCode Therapeutics Inc  RNAZ.O , up 25.5% 
 
 The top three Nasdaq percentage losers premarket  .PRPL.O :
 ** The NFT Gaming Company Inc  NFTG.O , down 16%
 ** Near Intelligence Inc  NIR.O , down 14.1%
 ** Wejo Group Limited  WEJO.O , down 13.4%
 
 ** Meta Platform's Inc  META.O : up 0.1% premarket
 BUZZ - Rev growth may accelerate in second half of 2023 - Jefferies
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N36818R 

 ** Western Alliance Bancorp  WAL.N : down 8.1% premarket
 BUZZ - Falls premarket on concerns about deposits  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681D4 
    
 ** DLocal Ltd  DLO.O : down 13.2% premarket
 BUZZ - Shares fall after Q4 results miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681JJ 
    
 ** Nvidia Corp  NVDA.O : down 1.8% premarket
 BUZZ - Slips as Google says its AI supercomputer is faster, greener than co's
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681KE 
    
 ** InflaRx NV  IFRX.O : up 20.7% premarket
 BUZZ - Gains on FDA's emergency use authorization for COVID injection
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681KL 
    
 **  Exxon Mobil Corp  XOM.N : down 0.1% premarket
 BUZZ - Q1 likely still strong despite signaling 25% profit fall - Piper
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681CU 
    
 ** AstraZeneca PLC  AZN.O : up 2.2% premarket
 BUZZ - Up as combo ovarian cancer therapy meets goal in late-stage trial
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681N2 
    
 ** C3.ai Inc  AI.N : down 3.8% premarket
 BUZZ - Down after short seller report points  to accounting issues  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681NV
    
 ** Acuity Brands Inc  AYI.N : down 1.9% premarket
 BUZZ - TD Cowen says Acuity Brands' upbeat gross margin performance offset poor
results  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681QK 
    
 ** Newmont Corp  NEM.N : up 1.3% premarket
 ** Barrick Gold Corp  GOLD.N : up 1.7% premarket
 ** Gold Fields Ltd  GFI.N : up 3.5% premarket
 ** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd  HMY.N : up 4.8% premarket
 BUZZ - Gold miners rise as weak economic data suggests slower interest rate
hikes  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681SX 
    
 ** Hut 8 Mining Corp  HUT.O : up 0.1% premarket
 BUZZ - Rises after adding 131 bitcoin in March  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681SU 
    
 ** Immunic Inc  IMUX.O : up 22.6% premarket
 BUZZ - Gains on promising data from ulcerative colitis drug trial  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681T7 
    
 ** Albemarle Corp  ALB.N : down 3.7% premarket
 BUZZ - BofA lowers earnings forecast for lithium cos; downgrades Albemarle
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681VX   
    
 ** Schlumberger NV  SLB.N : down 0.3% premarket
 BUZZ - Energy services see growing demand in oil & gas, energy transition -RBC
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N368204
    
 ** Guardforce AI Co Ltd  GFAI.O : down 10.2% premarket
 ** BullFrog AI Holdings Inc  BFRG.O : down 8.0% premarket
 ** BigBear.ai Holdings Inc  BBAI.N : down 6.3% premarket
 ** SoundHound AI  SOUN.O : down 5.7% premarket
 BUZZ - AI stocks extend declines on Biden's comment  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681V3
    
 ** FedEx Corp  FDX.N : up 2.0% premarket
 BUZZ - Up after co says will consolidate operating divisions  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681Z2
    
 ** Simply Good Foods Co  SMPL.O : down 4.4% premarket
 BUZZ - Falls on dour outlook  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681ZU
    
 ** Protagonist Therapeutics Inc  PTGX.O : down 9.4% premarket
 BUZZ - Slips on pricing $100 mln stock offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3680YT
    
 ** Liminal Biosciences Inc  LMNL.O : up 79.8% premarket
 BUZZ - Surges on Thomvest's buyout offer  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N36821S
    
 ** UnitedHealth Group Inc  UNH.N : up 0.8% premarket
 ** Cigna Corp  CI.N : up 2.0% premarket
 BUZZ - Raymond James raises rating for insurers as policy overhangs ease
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N36822R
    
 ** Smart Global Holdings Inc  SGH.O : down 4.0% premarket
 BUZZ - Falls on Q2 results miss, dour outlook  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3681R7
    
 ** Palantir Technologies Inc  PLTR.N : up 4.6% premarket
 BUZZ - Rises on expanding cloud partnership with Microsoft to public sector
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N36823T
    
 ** JPMorgan Chase & Co  JPM.N : down 0.5% premarket
 ** Wells Fargo & Co  WFC.N : down 1.1% premarket
 ** Regions Financial Corp  RF.N : down 1.2% premarket
 BUZZ - Q1 earnings focus of US large-cap banks to be on outlook not results -
MS  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N36822L
    
 ** Conagra Brands Inc  CAG.N : up 0.1% premarket
 BUZZ - Slips on tighter 2023 sales forecast range  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N36820P
    
 ** Bioventus Inc  BVS.O : up 2.7% premarket
 BUZZ - Up; co CEO steps down  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N368252
    
 ** Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc  AUPH.O : up 3.3% premarket
 BUZZ - Up on promising trial data for kidney disease drug  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N36824Z
    
 ** First Citizens BancShares Inc  FCNCA.O : up 1.1% premarket
 BUZZ - UBS double upgrades First Citizens on SVB deal optimism, sets highest PT
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N36824F

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pratik Jain in Bengaluru)
 ((Pratik.Jain@thomsonreuters.com;))