Here are some of the most active premarket movers on Monday. U.S. stock futures
ES00,
pointed to a slow start after a two-day rally.
Alibaba’s U.S.-listed stock
BABA,
fell by 1%, as did the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
KWEB,
after China’s official 5% growth target was deemed underwhelming.
Ciena
CIEN,
shares jumped 13% after the optical networking company’s earnings topped Wall Street estimates comfortably.
Esperion Therapeutics stock
ESPR,
dropped by 27% after reporting data on a cholesterol drug for patients who can’t tolerate a statin.
KB Home shares
KBH,
fell 1% after JPMorgan downgraded the builder to underweight, as D.R. Horton
DHI,
also fell 1% on a downgrade to neutral. The same broker upgraded Meritage Homes
MTH,
to overweight, lifting the stock by 1%. “Following a reasonably solid 4Q earnings season (relative to expectations), while we remain positive on the homebuilders for 2023, at the same time, we believe fundamentals may go sideways if not soften somewhat over the next quarter or so as the housing market absorbs the past month’s roughly 70 bps increase in mortgage rates,” say the team led by Michael Rehaut.
Norfolk Southern Corp.
NSC,
has announced a six-point safety plan in the wake of last month’s derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials on the outskirts of East Palestine, Ohio. The company’s stock, which has fallen 10.1% since the Feb. 3 derailment, fell 1.5% before market open Monday.
Nyxoah shares
NYXH,
rose 19% as the medical technology company focused on sleep related products announced the achievement of key clinical and regulatory milestones.
