The largest premarket stock movers include Alibaba, JD.com, Occidental Petroleum, Chevron, and others.

The largest premarket stock movers include Alibaba, JD.com, Occidental Petroleum, Chevron, and others.
The largest premarket stock movers include Alibaba, JD.com, Occidental Petroleum, Chevron, and others.

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket:

The Chinese e-commerce sector was negatively affected by concerns about U.S. delistings and the impact of new Covid-19 outbreaks in Shenzhen, with Alibaba falling 4.7% and JD.com sinking 5.1% in the premarket.

Morgan Stanley downgraded the energy stocks Occidental and Chevron from "overweight" to "equal-weight," citing their recent outperformance and less attractive relative valuations. Both stocks fell in the premarket, with Occidental dropping 3.3% and Chevron sliding 2.4%. Additionally, both stocks are moving lower in tandem with the decline in crude prices this morning.

After Reuters reported that Germany planned to buy up to 35 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets, the defense contractor's shares increased by 1.6% in premarket trading.

According to a regulatory filing, Softbank's Vision Fund sold $1 billion of its stake in the South Korean software company, leaving it with 461.2 million Coupang shares. The stock slipped 1.2% in premarket trading.

According to a report in Automotive News, Ford is predicting a 12% decline in U.S. sales this year, with 100,000 units of production already lost due to parts shortages. However, Ford's stock price increased by 1% in premarket trading.

Berkshire is urging the rejection of four shareholder proposals, including the replacement of Warren Buffett as chairman and a proposal that Berkshire report on its plans to handle climate risk. Berkshire's stock price increased by 1% in the premarket.

In premarket trading, Rio's shares dropped 2.9% after the company announced it would purchase the remaining 49% of Turquoise Hill for approximately $2.7 billion. This represents a premium of over 32% compared to Turquoise Hill's closing price on Friday.

Tyson Foods' stock decreased by 1% in premarket trading after BMO Capital Markets changed its rating from "outperform" to "market perform." BMO cited valuation concerns, stating that Tyson has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, and the possibility of lower beef margins as reasons for the downgrade.

by Peter Schacknow

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