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

• Wall Street expects Manchester United plc (NYSE: MANU) to report a quarterly loss at $0.15 per share on revenue of $104.00 million before the opening bell. Manchester United shares gained 0.6% to close at $17.62 on Thursday.

• USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) lowered its guidance for FY21 and raised its buyback program to $150 million. The company also reported preliminary Q3 earnings of $1.28 to $1.33 per share and sales of $265 million to $270 million. USANA Health shares fell 2.8% to $85.00 in the after-hours trading session.

• Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR) agreed to acquire BrokerBay Inc. However, no terms of the deal were disclosed. Carrier Global shares slipped 0.1% to $55.05 in the after-hours trading session.

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• International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF) named Glenn Richter as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The company also said it expects FY21 sales of $11.55 billion, versus analysts’ expectations of $11.44 billion. International Flavors shares gained 0.1% to $143.16 in the after-hours trading session.

• Gritstone bio Inc (NASDAQ: GRTS) reported a 5 million share private placement financing priced at $11 per share. Gritstone bio shares dropped 3.7% to $13.04 in after-hours trading.

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