By Peter Nurse
Investing.com -- Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Thursday, April 1st. Please refresh for updates.
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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock fell 1.1% after the drugmaker confirmed that a batch of its Covid-19 vaccine did not meet quality control standards, due to a key ingredient made by partner Emergent Biosolutions (NYSE:EBS). Its stock fell 7.3%.
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Micron (NASDAQ:MU) stock rose 4.4% after the chip maker forecast strong fiscal third-quarter revenue growth due to a rise in demand for memory chips. The Wall Street Journal also reported that Micron and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC), up 4%, were looking at a deal to buy Japanese chip maker Kioxia.
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Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) stock rose 0.3% after the drugmaker announced that new data showed its Covid vaccine, made with partner BioNTech, had 91% efficacy after six months, key to getting approval for general use and not just for emergency usage.
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Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) stock rose 7.7% after the restaurant company posted strong first quarter sales, with same-store sales jumping more than 20% on the year. In particular, digital sales soared more than 60% as customers ordered their chicken wings from home.
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Guess (NYSE:GES) stock rose 6.8% after the clothing retailer posted a fourth-quarter profit that beat expectations even as the pandemic-related lockdowns resulted in a 23% drop in revenue. The company declined to give guidance due to continued uncertainty.
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Quantumscape (NYSE:QS) stock soared over 15% after the company, which produces solid-state lithium batteries, announced it has met the requirements for a second $100 million investment by German car giant Volkswagen (DE:VOWG_p).
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Exxon (NYSE:XOM) stock rose 0.5% after the oil giant signaled it could post its first profit in five quarters, helped by higher oil and gas prices, even including the hit from February’s deep freeze.
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Boeing (NYSE:BA) stock rose 0.4% after the Federal Aviation Administration approved the design for the airplane manufacturer’s 737-8200, part of the 737 MAX series, a necessary step before it can begin delivering the airplanes to airlines.
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Uber (NYSE:UBER) stock rose 1.7% after Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) initiated coverage of the ride hailing company with a ‘buy’ rating, calling the company one of its top reopening plays.
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CarMax (NYSE:KMX) stock fell 3.3% after the auto retailer announced it would acquire the remaining part of auto information provider Edmunds that it didn’t already own, in a cash-and-stock deal valuing it at $404 million.