Companies Reporting Before The Bell
• ING Groep (NYSE:ING) is expected to report earnings for its fourth quarter.
• Shell (NYSE:SHEL) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $1.81 per share on revenue of $75.66 billion.
Companies Reporting Before The Bell
• AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.18 per share on revenue of $61.52 million.
Gainers
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNX) jumped 76% to $28.13 after the company's once-daily oral paltusotine achieved the primary and secondary endpoints in the Phase 3 PATHFNDR-1 study in acromegaly.
Gainers
Acer Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ACER) shares jumped 145% to $1.4850 after Zevra Therapeutics announced it will acquire the company. The transaction will have a total potential value for Acer stockholders of up to $91 million.
U.S. stocks traded higher, with the Dow Jones gaining around 50 points on Thursday. Here are some big stocks recording gains in today’s session.
Canopy Growth Corporation (NASDAQ: CGC) jumped 31% to $0.59 after the HHS called for moving marijuana to a lower-risk drug category.