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Baidu, Lions Gate, Netgear, Walt Disney: U.S. Equity Preview

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in U.S. trading tomorrow. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 5:30 p.m. in New York.

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures expiring in March gained 0.1 percent to 1,067.10.

Baidu Inc. (BIDU:US) rose 9.3 percent to $475.52. The operator of China’s biggest Internet search engine forecast first-quarter sales that topped analysts’ estimates after rival Google Inc. (GOOG:US) said it may exit the country.

Finisar Corp. (FNSR:US) jumped 6.9 percent to $10.88. The maker of fiber-optic transmission gear said in a preliminary statement that sales in the fiscal third quarter were at least $166 million, higher than its forecast.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF:US) slipped 2.9 percent to $5.04. The independent film studio reported a third-quarter loss excluding some items of 54 cents a share, wider than the 17-cent loss estimated on average by analysts in a Bloomberg survey.

Netgear Inc. (NTGR:US) climbed 14 percent to $24.71. The maker of networking equipment for homes and small businesses said it expects sales of at least $195 million in the first quarter, beating the average analyst estimate in a Bloomberg survey of $178.6 million.

Walt Disney Co. (DIS:US): The world’s biggest media company reported fiscal first-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as TV revenue rose and theme-park results stabilized.

To contact the reporter on this story: Lu Wang in New York at lwang8@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: February 9, 2010 17:40 EST