Toplines Before US Market Open on Monday

The Nasdaq index was set for a lower open on Monday as mega-cap technology firms slipped and shares of Nvidia led declines among major chipmakers, while Dow futures were supported by a rise in economy-sensitive stocks.

At 8:00 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 198 points, or 0.57%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 10.25 points, or 0.23%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 55.75 points, or 0.35%.

Stocks exposed to cryptocurrencies plunged in premarket trading on Monday as Bitcoin’s retreat from the record high it reached last month ballooned to nearly 30%.Marathon Digital,Riot Blockchain,Ebang international,Coinbase,BIT Mining,Canaan and SoS Ltd fell between 4% and 10%.

After a mixed jobs report last week, focus will now be on the release of consumer price index and core inflation readings on Friday for clues on the trajectory of the Fed's policy decision at its December meeting.

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket:

Nvidia(NVDA) – The graphics chip maker’s stock slid 4.3% in the premarket, as it deals with continuing obstacles to its planned takeover of British chipmaker ARM. EU antitrust regulators have halted their investigation of the deal as they await more information, and last week the U.S. FTC sued to block the transaction.

Lucid Group(LCID) – The electric vehicle maker’s stock slumped 14.7% in premarket trading after it received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lucid said the subpoena requested documents related to its SPAC merger deal with Churchill Capital Corp.

Tesla(TSLA) – Tesla stock dropped nearly 3% in premarket trading after the SEC launched an investigation into the informant's claim that Tesla solar panels were defective.In addition,Tesla recalled 21,599 Model Ys made in China, citing steering knuckle issues.

Alibaba(BABA) – The China-based e-commerce giant saw its shares add 1% in premarket action after it announced a reorganization of its e-commerce teams and named a new chief financial officer.

CF Acquisition Corp VI(CFVI) – YouTube competitor Rumble would go public via SPAC CF Acquisition VI.CF Acquisition Corp VI stock jumped 23% in premarket trading.

Digital World Acquisition(DWAC) – Digital World Acquisition stock surged 10% in premarket trading.Trump's social media venture says it has raised $1 bln.

Kohl’s(KSS) – The retailer’s stock rallied 4.2% in the premarket following news that activist investor Engine Capital is urging Kohl’s to consider either a sale of the company or a separation of its e-commerce business. Engine Capital has a Kohl’s stake of approximately 1%.

Electronic Arts(EA) – The video game maker gained 1.9% in premarket trading after Citi upgraded the stock to “buy” from “neutral.” Citi said the recent slide presents a buying opportunity despite concerns over factors like the weakness in EA’s “Battlefield 2042” title.

GCP Applied Technologies(GCP) – The maker of specialty construction chemicals agreed to be acquired by French construction company Saint-Gobain for $32 per share in cash, or about $32 billion. GCP surged 14.4% in premarket trading.

FactSet Research(FDS) – The provider of financial information will join the S&P 500 prior to the market opening on December 20, along with Signature Bank(SBNY) and SolarEdge Technologies(SEDG). They’ll replaceLeggett & Platt(LEG),Hanesbrands(HBI), and Western Union(WU), which will all move to the S&P MidCap 400.

MicroStrategy(MSTR) – MicroStrategy tumbled 7.6% in the premarket following the weekend slide in the price of bitcoin. The business analytics software company has billions of dollars in bitcoin holdings on its balance sheet.

Spirit Airlines(SAVE) – Spirit rose 1.4% in the premarket after Evercore upgraded the airline’s stock to “outperform” from “in-line,” saying the company winds up in a better place each time it goes through a recovery cycle.

Wells Fargo(WFC) – The bank was named a “top pick” at Morgan Stanley, which notes that faster interest rate hikes will benefit the banking sector and that the omicron Covid-19 variant will only push recovery out by a quarter or so. Wells Fargo shares added 1.4% in the premarket.

Boston Beer(SAM) – The brewer’s stock added 1.2% in premarket action, following a Cowen upgrade to “market perform” from “underperform”. Cowen notes the slump in the stock price since August, but said it sees signs of stabilization and negative revisions to earnings are now priced into the stock.