Why Discover Financial Services Shares Are Trading Higher By Around 11%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket

Shares of Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) shares rose sharply in today’s pre-market trading.

Capital One Financial Corp (NYSE:COF) announced its plans to purchase Discover Financial Services, marking a pivotal $35.3 billion all-stock transaction.

As per the terms of the deal, Discover shareholders are slated to receive 1.0192 shares of Capital One for every share they hold, translating to a 26% premium over Discover's last closing price.

Discover Financial Services shares jumped 11.2% to $122.88 in pre-market trading

Here are some other stocks moving in pre-market trading.

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