U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Intel, Viacom, Dow, Bed Bath & Beyond, Syros Pharma

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05/04/2019 14:22

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U.S. stock index futures jumped on Friday as employment growth in March
accelerated from a 17-month low, easing concerns of a domestic slowdown, while
hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal added to the sentiment.  .N 
    At 8:38 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis  1YMc1  were up 0.40 percent at 26,494. S&P 500
e-minis  ESc1  were up 0.29 percent at 2,891.25, while Nasdaq 100 e-minis  NQc1 
were up 0.46 percent at 7,596.5.
  
 The top three NYSE percentage gainers premarket  .PRPG.NQ :
 ** Franklin Covey Co  FC.N , up 12.0 pct
 ** Amira Nature Foods Ltd  ANFI.N , up 8.7 pct
 ** China Rapid Finance Ltd  XRF.N , up 7.8 pct
 
 The top three NYSE percentage losers premarket  .PRPL.NQ :
 ** Restaurant Brands International Inc  QSR.N , down 11.2 pct
 ** US Xpress Enterprises Inc  USX.N , down 7.9 pct
 ** Parker Drilling Co  PKD.N , down 5 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq percentage gainers premarket  .PRPG.O :
 ** Chinanet Online Holdings Inc  CNET.O , up 43.4 pct
 ** Trovagene Inc  TROV.O , up 28.3 pct
 ** Vital Therapies Inc  VTL.O , up 24.3 pct
 
 The top three Nasdaq percentage losers premarket  .PRPL.O :
 ** Verb Technology Co Inc  VERB.O , down 53.7 pct
 ** Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc  SYRS.O , down 24.4 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N21N09E
 ** AquaBounty Technologies Inc  AQB.O , down 23.4 pct  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N21N08E
 
 
 ** Intel Corp  INTC.O : down 0.9 pct premarket
 ** Advanced Micro Devices Inc  AMD.O : up 1.3 pct premarket
 BUZZ-Wells says weak semi demand + tough comps = more AMD share gain
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21N1T4
 
 ** Dow Inc  DOW : down 0.9 pct premarket
 BUZZ-Slips as JPMorgan slaps first 'sell' rating  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21N1WY
 
 ** Viacom Inc  VIAB.O : up 2.0 pct premarket
 BUZZ-RBC says merger event likely, upgrades  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21N0MU
 
 ** Lennar Corp  LEN : up 1.1 pct premarket
 BUZZ-J.P. Morgan adds Lennar to "Focus List"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21N1N1
 
 ** Bed Bath & Beyond Inc  BBBY.O : up 3.5 pct premarket
 BUZZ-Top MS analyst upgrades, sees upside in near-term  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21N1JO
 
 ** AquaBounty Technologies Inc  AQB.O : down 23.4 pct premarket
 BUZZ-Quick trip back to the well, dives on stock offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N21N08E
 
 ** Autoliv Inc  ALV : down 1.2 pct premarket
 BUZZ-RBC sees Q1 more challenging than expected, downgrades  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21N1TT
 
 ** Dell Technologies Inc  DELL.K : up 1.0 pct premarket
 BUZZ-Morgan Stanley hikes PT for the 3rd time in over a month  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21N1TB
 
 ** Anheuser Busch Inbev NV  BUD : up 2.2 pct premarket
 BUZZ-BAML upgrade adds more fizz to stock  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21N1UA
 
 ** Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc  SYRS.O : down 24.4 pct premarket
 BUZZ-Slumps after pricing $70 mln concurrent stock deals  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N21N09E
 
 ** Boston Beer Co Inc  SAM : down 3.6 pct premarket
 ** Constellation Brands Inc  STZ : down 0.7 pct premarket
 BUZZ-GS finds Boston Beer flat, prefers Constellation Brands  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21N1WL
 
 ** Urban Outfitters Inc  URBN.O : up 0.6 pct premarket
 BUZZ-Wedbush optimistic for Q1, raises PT  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N21N1YO

 (Compiled by Arjun Panchadar in Bengaluru)
 ((RM: Arjun.Panchadar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))