These were the some of the most active stocks ahead of Monday’s open on Wall Street:
Stock gainers:
Shares of Iveric Bio Inc. jumped 18% after Japan’s Astellas Pharma Inc. said it would acquire the biopharmaceutical company for about $5.9 billion, or $40 per share in cash, a nearly 22% premium to Friday’s closing price of $32.89 per share.
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