** Shares of Israel-based technology firm Innoviz
Technologies INVZ.O jump 15.5% to $3.9
** Citron Research says long on INVZ in a post on social
media platform X (formerly Twitter)
** Citron cites financial advising company Motley Fool
naming INVZ the "best AI company you've never heard of"
** "If earnings hint at a new production win this week,
watch out, top-notch management & genuine technology validated
by biggest names in auto make it an asymmetrical opportunity" -
Citron Research
** Also says short on automotive company Luminar
Technologies LAZR.O
** LAZR slightly pares earlier gains, last up 4.0%
** INVZ and LAZR did not immediately respond to a Reuters
request for comment
** INVZ down 0.7% and LAZR up nearly 48% YTD
(Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru)
((Shashwat.Chauhan@thomsonreuters.com;))