Wall Street's main stock indexes were set to gain at open on Wednesday as chipmakers and growth stocks rebounded in light trading ahead of crucial economic data, commentary from the Federal Reserve's policymakers and a long holiday weekend. .N
At 9:04 ET, Dow e-minis 1YMc1 were up 0.42% at 39,846. S&P 500 e-minis ESc1 were up 0.48% at 5,290.75, while Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQc1 were up 0.56% at 18,552.75.
The top two NYSE percentage gainers premarket .PRPG.NQ:
** GCT Semiconductor Holding GCTS.N, up 77.1%
** MariaDB plc MRDB.N, up 75.6%
The top three NYSE percentage losers premarket .PRPL.NQ:
** Velo3D VLD.N, down 34.4%
** VirnetX Holding VHC.N, down 20.6%
** GameStop GME.N, down 15.5%
The top Nasdaq percentage loser premarket .PRPL.O:
** Gamida Cell GMDA.O, down 77.5%
** argenx SE ARGX.O: up 0.4% premarket
BUZZ - Plans to pursue efgartigimod development in SjD lift argenx shares
** Merck & Co MRK.N: up 4.6% premarket
BUZZ - Up as FDA approves therapy for rare lung condition
** Paysign Inc PAYS.O: up 12.4% premarket
BUZZ - Surges on strong revenue forecast
** GameStop Corp GME.N: down 15.5% premarket
BUZZ - Drops as competition, slow consumer spending weigh on Q4 revenue
** Forge Global Holdings Inc FRGE.N: down 11.3% premarket
BUZZ - Dips after bigger-than-expected Q4 loss
** Moderna Inc MRNA.O: up 2.6% premarket
BUZZ - Rises on $750 mln funding agreement with Blackstone Life Sciences
** Direct Digital Holdings Inc DRCT.O: down 47.6% premarket
BUZZ - Falls after results, outlook miss
** Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB.N: up 1.5% premarket
BUZZ - Gains on business reorganization
** General Electric Co GE.N: up 0.7% premarket
BUZZ - Wells Fargo upgrades PT on General Electric over cost cutting potential
** Novocure Ltd NVCR.O: up 17.8% premarket
BUZZ - Surges as cancer therapy succeeds in late-stage trial
** Altimmune Inc ALT.O: down 12.4% premarket
BUZZ - Falls on failure of hepatitis B treatment trial
** Bowman Consulting Group Ltd BWMN.O: down 13.2% premarket
BUZZ - Slides on pricing $50 mln stock offering
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Vallari Srivastava)