Morning Movers: Brighthouse Financial surges after take-private deal report

Markets look set to open with cautious optimism even as some risks linger. Stock futures are modestly higher after strong earnings from major tech companies gave a lift to sentiment.

Technology and AI-linked stocks appear to be leading this session, with investor attention turning to how the recent surge in cloud revenue and holiday forecasts will translate into 2026 earnings growth. At the same time, macro and geopolitical headwinds are still casting shadows. While a trade truce between the U.S. and China is viewed as a positive, China’s weak manufacturing data and a strengthening U.S. dollar are dampening parts of the global equity rally. 

In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures rose 0.68%, Nasdaq futures rose 1.29% and Dow futures rose 0.08%. 

Check out this morning’s top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.

HIGHER –

• Brighthouse Financial (BHF) up 24% after Financial Times reported Aquarian Holdings is in advanced talks to take the company private in a $4B deal
• Pony AI (PONY) up 4% after announcing that it has been granted Shenzhen’s first citywide permit for fully driverless commercial robotaxi operations

UP AFTER EARNINGS –

• OneMain (OMF) up 3%
• Chevron (CVX) up 1%
• Amazon (AMZN) up 13%
• Reddit (RDDT) up 10%
• Apple (AAPL) up 2%

DOWN AFTER EARNINGS –

• Charter (CHTR) down 5%
• Colgate-Palmolive (CL) down 2%
• Exxon Mobil (XOM) down 1%
• AbbVie (ABBV) down 1%
• Roku (ROKU) down 4%