>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
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Other news:

  • PSO -9.7% (decided it is prudent to pause share buybacks amid COVID-19 outbreak)
  • SPPI -6.5% (files for $150 mln mixed securities shelf offering) M -5% (withdraws 2020 sales and earnings guidance, suspends dividend)
  • LLY -4.9% (issued a complete response letter for the sNDA of the investigational medicine empagliflozin 2.5 mg)
  • HA -4.5% (to suspend most long-haul passenger service)
  • DE -2.8% (withdraws FY20 guidance due to COVID-19)
  • F -2.8% (temporarily suspends production in India, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam in response to coronavirus)
  • DCP -2.4% (approved a plan to reduce quarterly distributions to its common unitholders to $0.39 per unit) .

Analyst comments:

  • CCL -10.3% (downgraded to Underweight from Overweight at Wells Fargo)
  • T -4.4% (downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird)
  • SBUX -4.3% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at MKM Partners)
  • ABBV -3% (downgraded to Hold from Buy at Societe Generale)
  • BMY -3% (downgraded to Hold from Buy at Societe Generale)
  • UAL -1.6% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill)