- Signet Jewelers Ltd.’s (SIG) shares rose 2.7% after posting second-quarter fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings of $1.61 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.21 per share.
- Shares of PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) gained 1.1% following The Wall Street Journal report that activist Elliott Management had taken a $4 billion stake in the company.
- Cytokinetics Inc.’s (CYTK) shares soared 40.5% after the successful clinical trial results of the biotech company’s heart disease drug, aficamten.
- Shares of Air Lease Corp. (AL) climbed 6.8% following the company’s merger deal with Apollo, Brookfield, SMBC Aviation Capital and Sumitomo.
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