4 Stocks To Watch For October 8, 2018

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

• KKR & Co Inc KKR offered A$3.70 per share for Australia’s MYOB Group Limited. KKR shares dropped 2.67 percent to close at $26.97 on Friday.
• Quest Diagnostics Inc DGX agreed to sell India medical diagnostics business to Strand Life Sciences. Quest shares gained 0.02 percent to $103.35 in the after-hours trading session.

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• Shares of SMART Global Holdings, Inc. SGH surged over 25 percent Friday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter and issued strong first-quarter earnings guidance. SMART Global shares gained 0.73 percent to $34.40 in pre-market trading.
• Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. NES disclosed that it has acquired Clearwater Solutions for $41.9 million. Nuverra Environmental shares declined 2.52 percent to close at $10.46 on Friday.