5 Stocks To Watch For January 7, 2019

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

• KKR & Co Inc KKR entered into a loan agreement with Aimmune Therapeutics Inc AIMT for $170 million to fund AR101 commercialization and pipeline advancement. KKR shares gained 6.95 percent to close at $20.00 on Friday, while Aimmune Therapeutics shares dropped 2.97 percent to $23.55 in the after-hours trading session.
• Wall Street expects Commercial Metals Company CMC to report quarterly earnings at $0.36 per share on revenue of $1.33 billion before the opening bell. Commercial Metals shares declined 6.34 percent to $15.96 in after-hours trading.

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• Arvinas Inc ARVN disclosed that it has received authorization to proceed for its IND application for PROTAC therapy to treat patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Arvinas shares declined 5.97 percent to $13.55 in the after-hours trading session.
• Wintrust Financial Corp WTFC reported that it has acquired branch of PyraMax Bank, FSB. However, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wintrust Financial shares gained 2.92 percent to close at $69.05 on Friday.