Investing.com - Stocks in focus in pre-market trade Wednesday:
• Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock jumped 4.37% by 7:45 AM ET (12:45 GMT) as chief executive Jensen Huang said the company has signed separate deals with Chinese electric vehicle startups XPeng Motors, Singulato Motors and SF Motors to develop autonomous driving technology.
• Foot Locker (NYSE:FL) stock soared 14.86% after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter profit and comparable store sales also topped consensus.
• Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) stock gained 1.30% as Mark Zuckerberg told CNN that he had no plans to step down as chairman in the near term, responding to a question on the issue after a recent slate of scandals at the company.
• Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock rose 2.34% amid news that the company was looking to extend Amazon Pay to brick-and-mortar merchants, according to The Wall Street Journal.
• Deere (NYSE:DE) stock slid 3.59% after the company reported lower-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results.
• Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) stock and Humana (NYSE:HUM) stock could see movement in the regular session as The Wall Street Journal reported that the companies were in preliminary talks to take stakes in each other and expand their current partnership that serves seniors.
• Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) stock skyrocketed 11.34% after third-quarter growth in subscriptions helped the company to beat consensus on both the top and bottom lines.
• BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) stock traded up 8.42% after the company topped estimates on both revenue and profit in the third quarter.
• Gap (NYSE:GPS) stock edged forward 0.16% after the company reported slightly better-than-expected third quarter sales.