Pre-open movers
U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released
at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 17 points to 18,184.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures
slipped 2.25 points to 2,151.00. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index fell 3.50 points to 4,869.75.
Oil prices traded mixed as Brent crude futures gained 0.12 percent to trade at $51.92 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures
also fell 0.18 percent to trade at $49.74 a barrel. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on natural gas stocks is
schedule for release at 10:30 a.m. ET.
A Peek Into Global Markets
European markets were mostly lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index falling 0.19 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index declining
0.31 percent and German DAX 30 index dropping 0.29 percent. The UK's FTSE index was trading higher by 0.02 percent, while French
CAC 40 Index fell 0.32 percent.
In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.47 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 0.69 percent, China’s
Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.21 percent and India’s BSE Sensex fell 0.41 percent.
Broker Recommendation
Analysts at Leerink Swann downgraded Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNY) from Outperform to Market Perform and lowered the price target from $107.00
to $40.00.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals shares fell 42.96 percent to $40.10 in pre-market trading.
Breaking news
- On a week when much of Wall Street had its attention on the company and stock, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares are trading down about 16 percent. It seems Alphabet Inc
(NASDAQ: GOOGL) and its Google are the latest to drop out
as interested parties to a possible takeover of the company. "Google does not currently plan to make a bid for Twitter,"
according to Recode's Kara Swisher and Kurt Wagner. To read the full news, click here.
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Cato Corp. (NYSE: CATO) cut its earnings forecast
for fiscal third quarter. Same-store sales dropped 9 percent, while total sales slipped 8 percent to $76.2 million for the
month. To read the full news, click here.
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Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) reported
the termination of acquisition deal with KLA-Tencor Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC). To read the full news, click here.
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Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported in-line
earnings for its third quarter, but revenue of missed estimates by $200 million. To read the full news, click here.
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