Stocks to Watch: Apple, GM, United Technologies, Microsoft, Bristol-Myers, Prudential, Buckle, MTS Systems, Quad/Graphics

By Francesca Fontana and Amrith Ramkumar

Here are some of the companies with shares expected to trade actively in Tuesday's session. Stock movements noted by ticker reflect movements during regular trading hours; premarket trading is specified separately.

Apple Inc. -- Down 1.5% premarket: President Trump told The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. could place tariffs on Apple Inc. iPhones and laptop computers imported from China, depending on how trade negotiations proceed.

General Motors Co. -- Down 0.3% premarket: The auto maker has received criticism from President Trump and some analysts for its plans to cut up to 14,800 jobs in the U.S. and Canada and end production at several North American factories.

United Technologies Corp. -- Down 1.6% premarket: United Technologies has decided to separate itself into three independent companies, breaking apart one of America's last industrial conglomerates.

Microsoft Co. -- Down 0.1% premarket: Microsoft is close to becoming the largest U.S. company in terms of market capitalization for the first time since 2003, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Apple is valued at $829 billion, while Microsoft is at $817 billion and Amazon.com is at $773 billion.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. -- Down 3.9% premarket: The company reported that a lung-cancer treatment failed in a clinical trial.

Prudential Financial Inc. -- Up 0.3% premarket: A venture led by Prudential Financial is spending nearly $600 million for 4,000 housing units aimed at lower-income workers, the latest sign that investors see bigger gains in lower-rent apartments than in the upscale ones that have led the recovery.

Buckle Inc. -- Down 8.7% premarket: The fashion retailer said sales fell 4.1% in the most recent quarter, a bigger drop than Wall Street anticipated.

MTS Systems Corp. -- Unchanged premarket: The maker of test systems and industrial position sensors reported a larger-than-expected drop in quarterly sales.

Quad/Graphics Inc. -- Unchanged premarket: Quad/Graphics has acquired Minneapolis ad agency Periscope Inc. as part of an effort to diversify its core printing business.

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Write to Francesca Fontana at francesca.fontana@wsj.com and Amrith Ramkumar at amrith.ramkumar@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 27, 2018 09:40 ET (14:40 GMT)

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