Toplines Before US Market Open on Friday

Tiger Newspress2021-05-14
  • Stock futures extend gains after Dow's best day since March.
  • Bitcoin traded above $50,000.
  • Blockchain stocks, Tech stocks rally in premarket trading.
  • Disney, DoorDash, Snowflake, Fisker & more making the biggest moves in the premarket.
  • Dogecoin rallies after Elon Musk tweet, Coinbase listing.

(May 14) Futures contracts tied to major stock indexesjumped in early trading Fridayas Wall Street is set to rebound for a second day after starting the week with big losses. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed 150 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.6%. Futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index, the relative underperformer this week, popped 1%.

All three benchmarks are still on pace to post sharp losses for the week, with the Dow down 2.2% and the S&P shedding 2.8%. Tech stocks have been hit especially hard amid hotter-than-expected inflation data, pulling the Nasdaq down 4.6% for the week.

At 8:03 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 171 points, or 0.50%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 27.75 points, or 0.68% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 142.50 points, or 1.09%.

Blockchain stocks, Tech stocks rally in premarket trading.

Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Disney, DoorDash, Snowflake, Fisker & more

1) Walt Disney(DIS) – Disney shares dropped 3.9% in premarket trading after growth figures for the Disney+ streaming servicefell short of Wall Street predictions. Disney reported better-than-expected profit for the first quarter, but revenue was short of analysts’ forecasts.

2) DoorDash(DASH) – DoorDash surged 8.2% in the premarket afterfirst-quarter revenue came in above analysts’ forecasts, and the food delivery service raised its annual forecast for order value. First-quarter results got a boost from stimulus checks, although the company said those same checks were responsible for drivers working fewer hours.

3) Snowflake(SNOW) – The cloud computing company was upgraded to "buy" from "neutral" at Goldman Sachs, which notes the Snowflake's strong competitive position, as well as a drop from recent highs that is much larger than its peers have experienced. Snowflake jumped 5.7% in premarket trading.

4) Airbnb(ABNB) – Airbnbposted a first-quarter loss, but it also reported better-than-expected revenue as well a 52% jump in gross bookings as more Americans received Covid-19 vaccinations and travel restrictions eased.

5) Coinbase(COIN) – Coinbasereported record profitduring the first quarter, as the cryptocurrency exchange benefited from a significant rally in bitcoin and other digital currencies. Coinbase shares rose 2.3% in premarket action.

6) Kansas City Southern(KSU) – The U.S.-based rail operator acceptedCanadian National Railway’s(CNI) $33.6 billion takeover bid, casting aside the $29 billion deal it had previously agreed to withCanadian Pacific Railway(CP). Canadian Pacific has five business days to make a counter-offer for Kansas City Southern. Canadian National added 2.9% in premarket trading, while Canadian Pacific rose 1.6%.

7) Tyson Foods(TSN) – The beef and poultry producer sold its pet treats business toGeneral Mills(GIS) for $1.2 billion. The sale includes the Nudges, Top Chews and True Chews brands as well as an Iowa production facility.

8) General Electric(GE) – Citi reinstated coverage of GE with a “buy” rating, based on a “sum of the parts” valuation and better execution across GE’s portfolio of businesses. GE shares added 1.1% in premarket trading.

9) Aurora Cannabis(ACB) – Aurora Cannabis tumbled 8.7% in premarket action after it reported lower-than-expected fiscal third-quarter revenue, hit by pandemic-related restrictions in Canada. Separately, the cannabis producer announced a move in its U.S. stock listing to Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange, citing lower costs.

10) Fisker(FSR) – Fisker soared 14.5% in premarket trading after the electric car maker signed a deal with contract manufacturer Foxconn to co-develop electric vehicles. Plans include opening a new U.S. manufacturing plant in 2023, although a location has not yet been finalized.

11) Poly(PLT) – Poly tumbled 19.5% in the premarket after the maker of audio and video products issued a weaker than expected outlook. The company formerly known as Plantronics said it expected the global semiconductor shortage to negatively impact its supply chain. It did, however, report better-than-expected profit and revenue for its latest quarter.

12) Unity Software(U) – The 3D content creation platform company rose 3.2% in the premarket after Oppenheimer upgraded the stock to “outperform” from “perform.” Oppenheimer said the current price is an attractive entry point given Unity’s growth prospects.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin traded above $50,000, reversing some of its slump on Tesla Inc.’s decision to suspend purchases using the digital currency.

Dogecoin rallies after Elon Musk tweet, Coinbase listing. Dogecoin’s price jumped Friday after a tweet from supporterElon Muskand asCoinbase said it would list the meme-inspired cryptocurrency. The price of dogecoinrose to an intraday highof around 56 cents, according to data from Coin Metrics. However, it’s still down about 20% from arecord high of nearly 67 cents only a week ago. Musk tweeted Thursday that he was working with dogecoin developers to improve the efficiency of transactions. Also Thursday, crypto exchange platform Coinbase said it wouldoffer dogecoin support in the next six to eight weeks.

Currencies

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell 0.3%.The euro gained 0.4% to $1.2125.The British pound increased 0.2% to $1.4085.The onshore yuan strengthened 0.2% to 6.436 per dollar.The Japanese yen strengthened 0.2% to 109.28 per dollar.

Bonds

The yield on 10-year Treasuries fell two basis points to 1.64%.The yield on two-year Treasuries decreased less than one basis point to 0.15%.Germany’s 10-year yield declined one basis point to -0.13%.Japan’s 10-year yield dipped one basis point to 0.089%.Britain’s 10-year yield decreased three basis points to 0.866%.

Commodities

West Texas Intermediate crude increased 1.1% to $64.54 a barrel.Brent crude climbed 1.2% to $67.86 a barrel.Gold strengthened 0.5% to $1,836.10 an ounce.

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