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VALE

Shares of Vale are trading lower following downgrades by analysts at Exane BNP Paribas and Scotiabank.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

June 28, 2023 | 5:46 pm

ALGN

Align Tech's (NASDAQ:ALGN) short percent of float has risen 36.9% since its last report, with 2.51 million shares sold short, which is 3.71% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 3.5 days to cover their short positions on average. The company has less short interest than most of its peers, with the average for its peer group being 5.59%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

June 28, 2023 | 5:45 pm

AEP

American Electric Power's (NASDAQ:AEP) short percent of float has fallen 3.17% since its last report, indicating a more bullish sentiment towards the stock. The company has 6.28 million shares sold short, which is 1.22% of all regular shares available for trading. Compared to its peers, AEP has less short interest as a percentage of float, with the average being 2.24%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

June 28, 2023 | 5:45 pm

ADSK

Autodesk's (NASDAQ:ADSK) short percent of float has risen 11.28% since its last report, with 3.16 million shares sold short, which is 1.48% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 2.2 days to cover their short positions on average. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. Autodesk's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.50%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

June 28, 2023 | 5:45 pm

OPK

PFE

Opko Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) shares are trading higher after the FDA approved NGENLA treatment for pediatric growth hormone deficiency, produced in partnership with Pfizer (NYSE:PFE). The treatment is expected to become available for U.S. prescribing in August 2023 and is already approved in more than 40 markets.

Portfolio Pulse from Ryan Gustafson

June 28, 2023 | 5:43 pm

MANU

Manchester United shares are trading higher following a report suggesting the Qatar group is confident it won the bidding war for the company.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

June 28, 2023 | 5:41 pm

FGF

HRTG

NWLI

RELI

Insurance stocks showed mixed performance in Wednesday's intraday session. Gainers included National Western Life (NWLI), Reliance Global Group (RELI), Oxbridge Re Holdings (OXBR), Fanhua (FANH), F&G Annuities & Life (FG), and HCI Group (HCI). Losers included Heritage Insurance Hldgs (HRTG), FG Finl Gr (FGF), Crawford (CRD), eHealth (EHTH), Mercury General (MCY), and James River Gr Hldgs (JRVR).

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

June 28, 2023 | 5:40 pm

CAT

DAL

ENVX

EOSE

GNRC

LUV

NKLA

PLUG

UAL

The article reports on the unusual options activity in the Industrials sector. Ten US-listed companies are mentioned: Nikola Corporation (NKLA), Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Airlines Holdings (UAL), Plug Power (PLUG), Caterpillar (CAT), Enovix Corporation (ENVX), Generac Holdings (GNRC), Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE), Southwest Airlines (LUV), and Boeing (BA). The article provides details on the type of options activity (put/call), trade type, sentiment, expiration date, strike price, total trade price, open interest, and volume for each company.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

June 28, 2023 | 5:40 pm

ANF

BROS

CSV

CVNA

LAZR

LVS

NCLH

NKE

TSLA

WYNN

Benzinga's options activity scanner has detected significant options activity in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Notable trades include bearish call options for Tesla (TSLA) and bullish call options for Carvana (CVNA), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Carriage Services (CSV), and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH). Neutral call options were observed for Nike (NKE). Bearish put options were observed for Luminar Technologies (LAZR), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), and Dutch Bros (BROS), while bullish put options were observed for Wynn Resorts (WYNN).

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

June 28, 2023 | 5:39 pm

AAPL

AVGO

FTNT

IONQ

MSFT

NVDA

ORCL

SNOW

The article reports on the options activity of 10 Information Technology stocks in today's session. The stocks include AAPL, NVDA, ORCL, U, MSFT, MU, AVGO, SNOW, IONQ, and FTNT. The options activity is tracked by Benzinga's options activity scanner, which monitors the transactions of entities with large sums of money, also known as 'whales'. The article provides detailed information about the type of options activity (put/call), trade type, sentiment, expiration date, strike price, total trade price, open interest, and volume for each stock.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

June 28, 2023 | 5:38 pm