U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Plantronics, Boot Barn, Knowles, Moleculin Biotech

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05/02/2020 13:15

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U.S. stock index futures surged on Wednesday on reports of medical breakthroughs
in the fight against the fast-spreading coronavirus and expectations of more
stimulus from China to limit the economic fallout of the epidemic.  .N 
    At 8:07 ET, Dow e-minis  1YMc1  were up 0.78% at 29,013. S&P 500 e-minis
 ESc1  were up 0.75% at 3,324.25, while Nasdaq 100 e-minis  NQc1  were up 0.94%
at 9,442.5.
 
 The top three NYSE percentage gainers premarket  .PRPG.NQ :
 ** Castlight Health  CSLT.N , up 20.0%
 ** USANA Health Sciences  USNA.N , up 18.0%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A44YA
 ** JMP Group Inc  JMP.N , up 15.6%
 
 The top three NYSE percentage losers premarket  .PRPL.NQ :
 ** Plantronics  PLT.N , down 32.1%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A53C2
 ** Knowles Corp  KN.N , down 11.8%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A44ZM
 ** Boot Barn  BOOT.N , down 8.9%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A4539
 
 The top three Nasdaq percentage gainers premarket  .PRPG.O :
 ** Moleculin Biotech Inc  MBRX.O , up 43.5%
 ** Vivus Inc  VVUS.O , up 35.7%
 ** Westwater Resources Inc  WWR.O , up 24.4%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A453L
 
 The top three Nasdaq percentage losers premarket  .PRPL.O :
 ** Nano Dimension  NNDM.O , down 17.3%  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A533S
 ** Ziopharm Oncology Inc  ZIOP.O , down 16.5%
 ** Neurobo Pharmaceuticals Inc  NRBO.O , down 16.1%
  ** Olin Corp  OLN.N : down 4.4% premarket
 BUZZ-Olin Corp drops after quarterly loss on low chemicals demand  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A53C0
 
  ** Spotify  SPOT.N : down 3.1% premarket
 BUZZ-Spotify: Drops on Q4 earnings miss, weak forecast  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A53C1
 
  ** Ziopharm Oncology  ZIOP.O : down 16.5% premarket
 BUZZ-Ziopharm Oncology drops on stock offering plans  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2A50CL
 
  ** Merck  MRK.N : down 1.8% premarket
 BUZZ-Down after spin-off of women's health, biosimilar drugs  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A535I
 
  ** Coty  COTY.N : up 8.9% premarket
 BUZZ-Gains as Q2 beats on haircare, nail products boost  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A53B3
 
  ** Ford Motor Co  F.N : down 8.5% premarket
 BUZZ-Street View: Ford's 2020 ride may be on rough roads  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A52Y0
 
  ** Nano Dimension  NNDM.O : down 17.3% premarket
 BUZZ-Falls on $3.5 mln stock deal  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A533S
 
  ** Westwater Resources  WWR.O : up 24.4% premarket
 BUZZ-Rises on filing evidence against Turkey in ongoing arbitration
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A453L
 
  ** Boot Barn  BOOT.N : down 8.9% premarket
 BUZZ-Falls on Q3 profit miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A4539
 
  ** Plantronics  PLT.N : down 32.1% premarket
 BUZZ-Plantronics eyes over 10-year low on weak results; Evercore downgrades
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A53C2
 
  ** Knowles Corp  KN.N : down 11.8% premarket
 BUZZ-Down on Q4 results miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A44ZM
 
  ** USANA Health Sciences  USNA.N : up 18.0% premarket
 BUZZ-Surges as 2020 forecast higher than estimates  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A44YA
 
  ** -Take-Two Interactive  TTWO.O : down 3.9% premarket
 BUZZ-Falls as Rockstar creative head set to exit  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A44X6
 
  ** Gilead Sciences  GILD.O : down 1.0% premarket
 BUZZ-Down on lower 2020 forecast, quarterly profit miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A44SJ
 BUZZ-Street View: Gilead stock is for the long-term investor  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A52X8
 
  ** Amazon.com  AMZN.O : up 1.0% premarket
 BUZZ-Amazon.com ends with market cap above $1 trln for first time  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2A41XN
 
  ** Walt Disney  DIS.N : up 0.2% premarket
 BUZZ-Rises on higher-than-expected Disney+ subscribers  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A44CN
 BUZZ-Street View: "Impressive" launch clears path to profitability for Disney+
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A520K
 
  ** Snap Inc  SNAP.N : down 7.0% premarket
 BUZZ-Falls on Q4 revenue miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A44CU
    
 ** Nike Inc  NKE.N : down 0.2% premarket
 BUZZ-Falls on expected financial impact from coronavirus outbreak  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A44E1
 
  ** Match Group  MTCH.O : down 7.9% premarket
 BUZZ-Slides as revenue misses on slowing Tinder subscriber growth  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2A446G
 

 (Compiled By Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru)