Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (HAS, MAT, DRI, CCL)

Hasbro Inc HAS soared 12.11% to $46.1 in the pre-market session. The toymaker has entered into a preliminary round of talks with private-equity firm Providence Equity Partners for a leveraged buyout. Mattel Inc MAT added 1.25% to $22.63 in pre-market trading. MAT has been recently upgraded by analysts at Caris & Company from “above average” to “buy.” Darden Restaurants Inc DRI moved up 0.72% to $42.20 in pre-market trading. DRI is set to announce its Q4 earnings today. Carnival Corp CCL gained 0.3% to $33.41 in the pre-market session. CCL yesterday announced that the newest and largest ship in its fleet will set sail from Galveston from November next year. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.