In premarket trading, notable movers included Synaptics, up 5.9% after partnering with Google on Edge AI, and Nvidia, rising 1.7% with positive analyst sentiment. U.S.-listed Chinese stocks struggled, with the MSCI China ETF down 1.4% amid disappointing economic data. Crypto-related stocks surged as Bitcoin exceeded $96,000, with Coinbase and MicroStrategy each climbing about 4%. Uber and Norwegian Cruise Line gained after being added to Goldman Sachs’ buy list, while Topgolf Callaway Brands jumped 8.5% following a Jefferies upgrade. Cloudflare rose 5.6% after a major upgrade, and US Bancorp advanced 1.8% with a favorable upgrade from D.A. Davidson.
