Futures are pointing to a partial relief rally after Tuesday’s rout on Wall Street. Here’s what we’re watching before Wednesday’s trading heats up.
- Major technology shares that closed with losses on Tuesday were inching higher premarket. Microsoft MSFT -3.62% added 0.6%, Google parent Alphabet GOOG -3.76% edged up 0.6%, Apple AAPL -2.38% gained 0.7% and chip maker Nvidia NVDA -4.44% climbed 1.1%.
- Micron Technology MU -2.77% slipped 3.7% premarket. The memory chip maker beat expectations in its recent quarterly earnings but failed to impress Wall Street with its outlook.
Micron Technology headquarters in Boise, Idaho, March 28, 2021.
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- Shares of discount retailer Dollar Tree DLTR -0.68% jumped 5.9% premarket after the company said early Wednesday that it had added about $1 billion to its share repurchase plan.
- Computer hardware maker HP HPQ -0.45% slid 1.1% premarket. JPMorgan cut both its rating and the price target for the stock.
- Earnings are due from Herman Miller MLHR -2.64% before the opening bell.
- Jabil JBL -2.28% shares were down 2% premarket. The electronics manufacturer said profit rose in the recent quarter and issued a financial outlook for the coming quarter in line with Wall Street expectations.
- Bitcoin edged up 0.5% on Wednesday from its 5 p.m. ET price on Tuesday, and popular crypto wallet provider Coinbase COIN -1.03% added 0.9% premarket.
- Major U.S. airlines were inching higher ahead of the bell, with American Airlines AAL -0.19% up 0.8%, Delta Air Lines DAL -0.78% up 0.6%, United Airlines UAL -0.81% up 0.5% and Southwest Airlines LUV 0.17% up 0.4%.
- Vaccine makers that were hit in Tuesday’s market decline were staging a rebound. Moderna MRNA -6.02% gained 2.1% premarket and Novavax NVAX -11.34% climbed 2.6%.
- Cal-Maine Foods CALM -1.21% climbed 1.9% off hours. The egg producer’s losses narrowed in the fiscal first quarter as sales rose 13% due to higher selling prices.
- Landec LNDC -1.35% will report results after Wednesday’s close.
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- A swift rise in government-bond yields is hitting shares of technology stalwarts that have powered major indexes higher for years, testing investors’ faith in some of the stock market’s most popular trades.
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