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Sept. 9 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on Monday:
FUTURES RISE AFTER CHINA DATA; SYRIA CONCERNS REMAIN
U.S. stock index futures advanced in the wake of upbeateconomic data from China, though concerns remained about apotential strike against Syria. S&P 500 futures rose 3.3points and were above fair value, a formula that evaluatespricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends andtime to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial averagefutures gained 25 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures added 11.75 points.
** APPLE INC, Friday close $498.22, up 1.2 pctpremarket
Brokerage FBN Securities raised its price target on thecompany's stock to $600 from $575 in anticipation of Applemaking an announcement of its iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C onTuesday. The brokerage said it expected the phones to startshipping on Sept. 20. FBN sees the iPhone 5C as an opportunityfor Apple to be successful in China.
** ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC, Friday close $2.65, up17 pct premarket
The company said its cancer drug, Reolysin, reduced the sizeof tumors in 92 percent of lung cancer patients in a mid-stagetrial.
** BIODEL INC, Friday close $5.03, up 12 pctpremarket
The pharmaceutical company said on Sunday that preliminarydata showed its fast-acting regular human insulin BIOD-123 metits goal in a mid-stage trial.
** ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC, Friday close $27.92,up 7 pct premarket
Biogen Idec Inc has agreed to pay another $100million upfront to the drugmaker as a part of a broadcollaboration to develop new medicines for neurologicaldisorders, the companies said.
** BLACKBERRY LTD, Friday close $10.84, up 4.3 pctpremarket
The company's largest shareholder, Prem Watsa, has assembledbillions in backing from Canada's biggest pension funds for abid, The Sunday Times reported on Sunday. (http://link.reuters.com/caz82v)
Watsa is the founder and chairman of Fairfax FinancialHoldings Ltd that holds about 10 percent stake in the company.
** SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, Friday close $33.92, up 2pct after market
The U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment has cleared the wayfor Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd's proposed $4.7 billionacquisition of Smithfield Foods, the companiessaid.
** JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Friday close $87.16, up 1 pctpremarket
The company has launched a sale process for its OrthoClinical Diagnostics unit, which makes blood screening equipmentand laboratory blood tests and could fetch around $5 billion.J&J has asked JPMorgan Chase & Co to run the sale and ispreparing to send detailed financial information in coming weeksto potential buyers.
** VODAFONE PLC, Friday close $32.89
The company may fail to reach the 75 percent threshold ofacceptances from shareholders needed to clinch Germany's largestcable operator Kabel Deutschland, the Financial Timessaid. Vodafone agreed a 7.7 billion euro ($10.13 billion) offerfor Kabel Deutschland in June, a near 40 percent premium toKabel's share price before its interest first emerged.
** SONY CORP, Friday close $21.02, down 2 pct aftermarket
The electronics maker announced the Japanese release of itsPlayStation 4 on Monday as the company braces for a gamingconsole war with Microsoft Corp that could make orbreak the Japanese firm's struggle to return to profit.
** GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC, Friday close $51.67
Japan's Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd is to buyGlaxoSmithKline's Lucozade and Ribena brands for 1.35 billionpounds ($2.11 billion) to expand into new markets.
** GOOGLE INC, Friday close $879.58
The U.S. government tapped into computer networks ofcompanies including Google and Brazilian state-run oil firmPetroleo Brasileiro SA, according to leaked U.S.documents aired by Globo, Brazil's biggest television network.
** TIME WARNER INC, Friday close $61.45
The entertainment company is planning to transfer its U.S.retirees from company-sponsored health plans and move them toprivate insurance exchanges. According to an August memoobtained by Reuters, the media company will make allocations toa Health Reimbursement Arrangement account for retirees to usetowards the purchase of coverage on an exchange. Previously,Time Warner provided an indirect subsidy through a supplementaryMedicare program. (Compiled by Varun Aggarwal; Editing by Kirti Pandey)
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