US stocks are seen starting moving higher again at the open, and pre-market, and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NYSE:WBA) is one of the most notable gainers before the bell, with shares up over 4% to US$68.88.
It comes after the company's quarterly profit and sales beat analysts' estimates before the bell as the drugstore chain filled more prescriptions but also kept a lid on costs.
The firm also lifted its full-year adjusted earnings forecast to between US$5.85 and US$6.05 per share from US$5.45 to IS$5.70 per share previously due to Trump's tax changes.
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is likely to be in the frame again today, and shares are up 1.83% in pre-market after recent very heavy falls.
It was reported yesterday that chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress within a matter of weeks about the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Today, the firm also announced a new privacy tool.
Meanwhile, turnaround kid and Canadian tech giant Blackberry Ltd (NYSE:BB) is seeing shares up 4.84% to US$13 before the bell.Facebook shares rise in pre-market trading after announcing a new privacy tool to allow users to delete data https://t.co/TnZfNvFYHT pic.twitter.com/3IWdJvuMvM
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It bettered adjusted profit estimates for the fourteenth quarter in a row, helped by higher margins on software and services sales.
A big loser before the bell was global investment firm Franklin Resources Inc (NYSE:BEN), whose shares tanked 7.6% to US$34.75.