Why Confluent Shares Are Trading Higher By Around 20%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket - Acurx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACXP), AlphaTON Capital (NASDAQ:ATON)

Group 1: Confluent Inc - Confluent Inc is exploring a sale after attracting acquisition interest from tech firms and private equity investors [1] - Shares of Confluent rose 19.5% to $24.77 in pre-market trading [1] Group 2: Other Gainers - Acurx Pharmaceuticals Inc gained 168.9% to $11.51 in pre-market trading [4] - X T L Biopharmaceuticals Ltd surged 165.7% to $3.72 in pre-market trading [4] - AlphaTON Capital Corp gained 100.7% to $11.20, focusing on secure communication on the Telegram blockchain [4] - Xenetic Biosciences Inc rose 35.5% to $5.81 after a 31% increase on Tuesday [4] - Nuburu Inc surged 35.2% to $0.64 after an 86% increase on Tuesday due to a strategic acquisition in the defense sector [4] - 374Water Inc gained 34.1% to $0.49 after a jump of over 10% on Tuesday [4] - Diginex Ltd rose 28.1% to $31.00 after a 22% increase on Tuesday [4] - Bio Green Med Solution Inc gained 25.2% to $5.91 in pre-market trading [4] - BTQ Technologies Corp jumped 20.6% to $16.63 after a 52% increase on Tuesday [4] Group 3: Notable Losers - Galecto, Inc. shares dipped 29.6% to $12.59 after a 383% increase on Tuesday [4] - Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. fell 20.1% to $2.47 after announcing a public offering of common stock [4] - Penguin Solutions, Inc. fell 18.5% to $22.01 despite better-than-expected earnings for Q4 [4] - Envoy Medical, Inc. fell 17% to $1.32 after a 97% increase on Tuesday following FDA approval for clinical trials [4] - Joby Aviation, Inc. fell 8.5% to $17.30 after pricing a $513.9 million offering to accelerate production [5]