By Rachel
Good morning moomooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:
Wall Street looked to bounce back from a losing week; 10-year Treasury yield fell 5 basis points to 1.68%
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AstraZeneca, Kansas City Southern, Tesla and others
Market Snapshot
U.S. stock futures were mixed early Monday morning as Wall Street looked to bounce back from a losing week.
Futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 gained 0.8% as the 10-year yield retreated. S&P 500 futures were about flat. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 65 points.
The 10-year Treasury yield fell 5 basis points to 1.68%, after touching a 14-month high last week (1 basis point equals 0.01%). The move higher in rates has raised concerns about valuations on growth and tech stocks.
Source: Bloomberg
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AstraZeneca, Kansas City Southern, Tesla, and others
$AstraZeneca PLC(AZN.US)$ – The drugmaker said a U.S. study showed its Covid vaccine had 79% efficacy in preventing symptomatic illness, 100% effectiveness against critical disease and hospitalization, and did not pose a higher risk of blood clots. AstraZeneca shares gained 2.2% in premarket trading.
$Kansas City Southern(KSU.US)$ – The railroad operator agreed to be bought by Canadian Pacific Railway(CP) in a $25 billion cash-and-stock deal. The transaction is worth $275 per share, compared to Kansas City Southern’s Friday closing price of $224.16. Kansas City Southern surged 17.8% in premarket action, while Canadian Pacific slid 2.8%.
$Tesla, Inc.(TSLA.US)$ – Tesla shares will hit $3,000 in 2025, according to a projection by ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood. If that prediction pans out, Tesla would be worth roughly $3.6 trillion. The stock jumped 3.6% in premarket trading.
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Source: CNBC, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg