--- title: "Pharmaceutical stocks continued yesterday's upward trend in pre-market trading, with AstraZeneca ris" description: "Pharmaceutical stocks continued yesterday's upward trend in pre-market trading, with AstraZeneca rising nearly 4%, Sanofi and GSK rising nearly 2%; AES power surged over 13% in pre-market trading on r" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/259648326.md" published_at: "2025-10-01T09:38:20.000Z" --- # Pharmaceutical stocks continued yesterday's upward trend in pre-market trading, with AstraZeneca ris > Pharmaceutical stocks continued yesterday's upward trend in pre-market trading, with AstraZeneca rising nearly 4%, Sanofi and GSK rising nearly 2%; AES power surged over 13% in pre-market trading on reports that BlackRock's GIP is close to acquiring the company for $38 billion Pharmaceutical stocks continued yesterday's upward trend in pre-market trading, with AstraZeneca rising nearly 4%, Sanofi and GSK rising nearly 2%; AES power surged over 13% in pre-market trading on reports that BlackRock's GIP is close to acquiring the company for $38 billion ### Related Stocks - [AZN.US - AstraZeneca](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AZN.US.md) - [AES.US - AES](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AES.US.md) - [GSK.US - GSK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GSK.US.md) ## Related News & Research | Title | Description | URL | |-------|-------------|-----| | GSK Begins Up to GBP450 Million Share Buyback Tranche | GSK Begins Up to GBP450 Million Share Buyback Tranche | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276103252.md) | | GSK Recieves Approval For Exdensur From The European Commission | GSK plc :GSK PLC - EXDENSUR APPROVED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONGSK PLC - EXDENSUR APPROVED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276102835.md) | | AstraZeneca Says US FDA Approves Calquence Combo for Certain Blood Cancer Patients | AstraZeneca Says US FDA Approves Calquence Combo for Certain Blood Cancer Patients | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276444179.md) | | AstraZeneca PLC $AZN Shares Sold by Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board | Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board reduced its stake in AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:AZN) by 41% in Q3, now holding 817,880 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276339476.md) | | REG - GSK PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding | GSK plc announced the granting of Deferred Annual Bonus Plan Awards to its Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibiliti | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276066255.md) | --- > **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.