Shares in British broadcaster ITV plc fell on Wednesday with traders attributing at least part of the move to the resignation of television presenter Piers Morgan from his high-profile breakfast slot after his comments about Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Shares of GameStop jumped before the bell on Wednesday, setting the videogame retailer on track for its longest streak of daily gains in six months and extending a rally that has already doubled the company's market value.
GameStop ended 7.3% higher on Wednesday after wild gyrations in the resurgent rally that has vaulted shares of the video game retailer and other so-called meme stocks closer to the peaks of late January.
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines and the release of major movies, including Walt Disney Co's "Black Widow", would boost sales this year, sending the company's shares up 9%.
Business software maker Oracle Corp's cloud division reported quarterly revenue that missed analysts' estimates, on increased competition from Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp for cloud services due to remote working.