>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance
:

  • MU -8.4% (in-line Q1, guided down Q2) FDX -7.6% (lowered FY19 EPS, rescinded FY20 profit target, announced new cost initiatives) GIS -3.8%

FDX warning weighing on transports:

  • UPS -3% (following FDX earnings), IYT -1.4%, JBHT -0.9%

MU warning weighing on memory/chip stocks:

  • LRCX -3.1%, ASML -2%, AMAT -1.6%, SMH -1.4%, ADI -1%, AMD -0.9%, QCOM -0.5%

Other news:

  • SURF -19.2% (reduces scope of CD47 program SRF231 and accelerates IND filing for SRF388 (IL-27) into Q4 2019; extends cash runway through 2021 )
  • FB -1.6% (NYT reports the company shares more data than it has previously indicated)

Analyst comments:

  • UAA -2% (Atlantic Equities downgrades to Underweight)