By Caitlin Ostroff 

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

Conagra Brands -- up 7.6% premarket: The food company's shares jumped before the opening bell Thursday after its earnings report for its fiscal second quarter beat analyst forecasts.

Darden Restaurants -- down 3.7% premarket: The owner of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse reported a roughly 78% decrease in net income in its second quarter, largely because of a charge related to the termination of its defined-benefit pension plan.

Micron Technology -- up 3.6% premarket: The memory-chip maker forecast after market close Wednesday that the current quarter would be the bottom of a rough period. Micron's stock price has risen more than 54% over the past six months, mostly on hopes that the industry's slump will abate soon.

Uber -- down 0.6% premarket: The ride-share company reached a settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after the agency found the operator had allowed a culture of sexual harassment, along with retaliation against people who complained.

Herman Miller -- down 9.9% premarket: The office furniture company reported after markets closed Wednesday that its sales had missed company guidance on lower-than-anticipated order levels.

ABM Industries -- down 3.6% premarket: The facility-management provider reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings after market close Wednesday. Earnings per share were up from the same quarter last year.

Nike will report earnings after market close.

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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 19, 2019 08:34 ET (13:34 GMT)

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