Here are some of the more active stocks in Thursday afternoon trading, a day after sharp losses on Wall Street that followed the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate hike.
Stock gainers:
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s REGN stock was climbing 7% in afternoon trading after the biotech company and partner Sanofi SA SNY FR:SAN reported a positive late-stage study of their anti-inflammatory drug Dupixent for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The stock was on track to close at a new all-time high, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Netflix Inc. NFLX shares were leading a rally in streaming names Thursday and were also leading S&P 500 SPX gainers. Netflix’s stock was up 9%, while shares of Walt Disney Co. DIS, Roku Inc. ROKU and Paramount Global PARA were each up just under 2%.
Accenture PLC ACN shares were rising nearly 8% after the management consultant reported forecast-beating profit and revenue, along with record bookings. Accenture plans to lay off 19,000 employees.
Marvell Technology Inc.’s MRVL stock was leading a sharp rally in chip names. Marvell’s stock was up nearly 7%, while Micron Technology Inc.’s MU was up almost 6%. Shares of chip-equipment companies Applied Materials Inc. AMAT, ASML Holding ASML and Lam Research Corp. LRCX were each up at least 4%.
Shares of Generation Bio Inc. GBIO were surging nearly 25% in afternoon action after the company announced it would collaborate with Moderna Inc. MRNA on the development of novel nucleic acid therapeutics.
Shares of Snap Inc. SNAP and Meta Platforms Inc. META were both rising about 3% as lawmakers grilled TikTok’s CEO.
General Mills Inc. GIS shares were heading 3% higher after the cereal maker upped the high end of its organic net sales forecast for the year.
Stock fallers:
Coinbase Global Inc. COIN shares were declining 14% in afternoon activity after the crypto exchange disclosed a warning from the Securities and Exchange Commission that it may have broken securities laws. One analyst called the notice an “ominous” sign.
Block Inc. SQ shares were also falling 14% after a short seller named the payments company its latest target.
Chewy Inc.’s CHWY stock was falling nearly 9% after the online retailer of pet food and related products reported a surprise holiday profit but fewer active customers, and forecast no profit growth.
First Republic Bank FRC shares were declining 6% in afternoon trading, while fellow lender PacWest Bancorp’s PACW stock was off 8%, a day after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said no blanket deposit guarantee was being weighed. Meanwhile, First Republic said it won’t pay bonuses to executives this year.
