US stocks are seen starting in the green Thursday, and a notable mover in pre-market deals was food product maker J M Smucker Co (NYSE:SJM).
The stock plunged nearly 9% before the bell to US$97 - a three and a half year low after three-month numbers fell short.
Net income for the quarter to end April rose to US$185.9mln, or US$1.64 a share, from $110.4 million, or $0.96 a share, in the same period a year ago.
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Meanwhile, sales slipped to US$1.781bn from US$1.784bn, below the consensus of US$1.80bn.
Five Below Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE), the discount chain, surged around 15% to US$93.55, after the firm beat its first-quarter earnings expectations and issued better-than-expected second-quarter guidance.
Net income came in at US$21.8mln, or $0.39 a share, compared with US$8.4mln, or $0.15 a share, a year earlier.
Elsewhere, Cloudera Inc (NYSE:CLDR) shares shed 6.87% to US$16 in pre-market after the cloud-software company's quarterly results and outlook were a tad better than Wall Street estimates.
Last but not least, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) shares are down 0.13% to US$1,145 before the New York bell.
It comes after a report about the Google parent, that the EU is preparing to target the comp-map with a big fine for abusing its dominance through the Android mobile operating system.