Morning Briefing: Newly public Focus Universal soared 278% on Wednesday trading

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Sep 2, 2021 18:33

Morning Briefing: Newly public Focus Universal soared 278% on Wednesday trading

By Julianna

Hey, moomooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:

- U.S. stock futures gained slightly on Thursday after the S&P 500 finished the first trading session of the month near the flatline.

- FOCUS is a new public stock that's on many investor watchlists. The stock is up nearly 300% on Wednesday trading.

Market Snapshot

U.S. stock futures gained slightly on Thursday after the S&P 500 finished the first trading session of the month near the flatline.

$Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$futures were up by 59 points. $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$futures and $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$futures were both in positive territory.

Source: Bloomberg

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