US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: Mag-7, HUM/CVS/UNH/ELV, AVGO, ANET, CASY, ARM

The pre-market moves reflect notable gains in health care stocks like Humana, CVS, UNH, and ELV, following a positive announcement on Medicare Advantage payments.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 7 Apr 2026, 11:35 UTCOn the live feed at 11:15 UTC — 5 more headlines followed before this page went public

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11:24

US military conducted strikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Axios reports, citing a senior US official

11:22

IRGC threatens to attack US bridges and infrastructure, according to Israel's N12 News

11:15

US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: Mag-7, HUM/CVS/UNH/ELV, AVGO, ANET, CASY, ARM

11:08

US BROKER MOVES: MS upgraded at UBS; ARM downgraded at UBS

11:07

Several explosions heard in Kuwait and UAE, according to Irib News

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ES -0.4% NQ -0.6% RTY -0.7%

Mag-7: GOOGL flat MSFT -0.3% AMZN -0.3% META -0.4% AAPL -1% NVDA -1.2% TSLA -1.3%
HUM +9.5% CVS +6.8% UNH +5.8% ELV +5%: US will raise average Medicare Advantage payments to private insurers by 2.48% in 2027
AVGO +3%: Will produce future versions of Google’s AI chips & also expanded its deal w/ Anthropic
ANET +1.3%: Upgraded at Rosenblatt
CASY +0.9%: Will replace HOLX in the S&P 500, effective BMO on 9th April
AAPL -1%: First foldable iPhone is facing setbacks in the engineering test phase that could delay mass prod. & shipments
ARM -2.6%: Downgraded at Morgan Stanley
Samsung Electronics: Prelim Q1 op. profit & rev. topped w/ upbeat comms.
Pershing Square proposes $64bln merger deal w/ Universal Music Group

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On the other hand, major tech players are experiencing moderate declines, particularly Apple and ARM, which could indicate investor caution as the market digests mixed signals ahead of the trading day.

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