>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:

  • KRUS +8.3%, CAG +2.4%, RGP +0.5%

Other news:

  • DRS +5.8% (awarded $1.0 bln contract)
  • WBX +5.7% (stock offering)
  • JNJ +2.9% (paying $8.9 bln in talc litigation claims)
  • BBDC +2.8% (CFO steps down; appoints new CFO)
  • GRTS +2.8% (Presentations Evaluating Self-amplifying mRNA (samRNA) Against SARS-CoV-2 at ECCMID 2023)
  • AGO +2.7% (Assured Guaranty's Asset Management Business to combine with Sound Point Capital Management)
  • HUT +2.2% (reports 131 Bitcoin mined in March)
  • PLTR +2% (Palantir Technologies and Microsoft (MSFT) expand cloud partnership to public sector)
  • BLU +2% (Positive Results from its Phase 1 Bioavailability Equivalence Study)
  • AUPH +1.9% (announces promising topline data from renal biopsy sub-study of the aurora trial)
  • PBI +1.8% (Hestia Capital Management calls for company to replace CEO according to WSJ)
  • LDI +1.3% (Announces Settlement and Cooperation Agreement with Anthony Hsieh)

Analyst comments:

  • LTHM +2.9% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA Securities)
  • SLM +2.2% (upgraded to Overweight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley)
  • SEE +2% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS)