Nikola, Bed Bath & Beyond And Some Other Big Stocks Moving Higher In Today's Pre-Market Session

U.S. stock futures traded higher this morning ahead of the PPI data for August. Here are some big stocks recording gains in today’s pre-market trading session.

• MAG Silver Corp. (NYSE: MAG) rose 8.5% to $13.78 in pre-market trading after declining around 6% on Tuesday. The company, last month, posted a rise in quarterly earnings.
• MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG) gained 5.5% to $3.65 in pre-market trading. MiMedx Group recently said that EPIFIX received reimbursement approval in Japan.
• Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) rose 5.4% to $5.30 in pre-market trading. BTIG upgraded Nikola from Neutral to Buy and announced a price target of $12.
• Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRX) gained 5.2% to $16.09 in pre-market trading. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals will replace Mantech International in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Thursday, September 15.
• VNET Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) gained 5% to $5.94 in pre-market trading. VNET shares jumped over 20% on Tuesday after the company announced the receipt of a preliminary non-binding proposal to acquire all of its shares and formation of a special committee to review the proposal.
• IVERIC bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISEE) rose 4.4% to $18.99 in pre-market trading.
• Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) rose 2.3% to $8.56 in pre-market trading. Bed Bath & Beyond’s interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sue Gove is likely to stay in the job for at least twelve months, Reuters reported.

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