Investing.com -- Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Monday, 9th September.
- AT&T (NYSE:T) surged 6.7% as activist investor Elliott Management announced it had built a $3.2 billion stake in the company, targeting a share price over over $60 by the end of 2021
- Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) stock was up 6.3% after a two-notch upgrade from Susquehanna, whose analysts Mehdi Hosseini said the worst is behind the enterprise software company as it transitions to a subscription-based model
- Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) stock was up 14% after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that a deal is close to end the government's profit sweep, and allow it to retain its earnings
- Freddie Mac's (OTC:FMCC) stock was up 25% on the same news.
- Nissan Motor ADRs (OTC:NSANY) were in the spotlight after chief executive Hiroto Saikawa agreed to step down.