Everpure, Illumina gain on S&P 500 inclusion

Illumina

08/09/2026 10:30

** Storage platform Everpure P.N up 2.3% premarket at $101.8; DNA sequencing co Illumina ILMN.O up about 1% at $220.22 
** Inclusion in benchmark S&P 500 .SPX from Sept 21, along with Bloom Energy BE.N
** Everpure, Illumina have raised FY forecasts in latest reporting season 
** YTD, ILMN up 66.3%, on track for biggest annual gain in a decade; earlier said it expects high demand for its DNA sequencing platform NovaSeq X
** YTD, P up 48.5%; Co expects strong AI demand  
** Median rating on P by 21 brokerages is "buy," median PT of $130 - LSEG-compiled data
** Median rating on ILMN by 22 brokerages is "buy," median PT of $210   - LSEG-compiled data
** YTD, .SPX up 12.7%, while S&P 400 .SP400 up 14.5%

(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru)
((johann.mcherian@thomsonreuters.com;))