>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
( Due to US futures trading down 3-5%, most stocks are trading lower. The following are down due to known catalysts)
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:
  • AMC -8.5%, CG -5%, UUUU -4.5%, BRK.B -4.1%, BNTX -4%, KOS -3.5%, AMR -3.3%, INST -1.3%, INFN -1%
Select ETFs showing weakness:
  • SMH -7.5%, SLV -6.3%, XLK -5.8%, QQQ -4.7%, IWM -4.3%, IGV -4%, SPY -3.2%, USO -2.6%, DIA -2.1%, GLD -2%
Other news:
  • COIN -15.7% (weakness in cryptos)
  • ALTM -7.3% (acquires the lithium metal business of Li-Metal Corp in an all-cash US$11 million acquisition includes the intellectual property and physical assets related to lithium metal production)
  • AAPL -7% (Berkshire Hathaway cut its stake in AAPL by ~50%)
  • GMAB -6.5% (takes full control of Acasunlimab development program)
  • TRML -5% (Presents Phase 2 TRANQUILITY Study Design at American Society of Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) Congress 2024)
  • MDWD -5% (announced the positive results of the NEXT—an Expanded Access Protocol)
  • RZLT -4.7% (FDA clearance for its Investigational New Drug application for RZ358 to treat hypoglycemia in patients with tumor hyperinsulinism)
  • RIGL -4.5% (files for $250 mln mixed securities shelf offering)
  • OXY -3.3% (files for 29,560,619 share common stock offering by selling shareholder)
  • BECN -2.8% (Announces Acquisition of SSR Roof Supply, Expands service for roofing contractors in Vancouver; completes acquisition of Passaic Metal and Building Supplies)
  • JPM -2.7% (provides update on litigation matters)
  • FNKO -2.7% (agrees on terms to resolve shareholder derivative litigation)
  • HE -2.4% (provides update following global settlement in Maui Wildfire Tort Litigation)
  • VIRT -2.3% (files mixed securities shelf offering)
  • AGEN -2.3% (provided Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) License Agreement update)
  • PHG -2.2% (to repurchase shares for up to EUR 125 million to cover long-term incentive plans)
  • NEP -1.7% (files mixed securities shelf offering)
  • YOU -1.7% (announced the repurchase of 4,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in the third quarter of 2024 pursuant to a block share purchase agreement with Delta Air Lines (DAL))
  • ASTS -1.6% (U.S. Federal Communications Commission has granted an initial license for space-based operations in the United States)
  • OBE -1.3% (files for 668,933 share common stock offering by selling shareholders)
Analyst comments:
  • MBLY -8% (downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Exane BNP Paribas)
  • KBH -6.6% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Seaport Research Partners)
  • TOL -6.3% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Seaport Research Partners)
  • MRNA -5.6% (downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts)
  • PHM -3% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Seaport Research Partners)
  • VRTX -2.2% (downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays)