On June 4, Viavi Solutions fell 5.57% in pre-market trading, trading at $49.6/share, with trading volume of $138,700.
On the news front, the company previously announced a planned approximately $500 million common stock public underwritten offering, granting underwriters a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 15% of shares issued. Net proceeds are primarily intended to repay the $450 million Term Loan B facility. Market concerns over large-scale equity dilution continue to weigh on the stock as investors digest the implications of the offering.
Meanwhile, the communication equipment sector saw broad-based weakness on the day. Among sector peers, Nokia fell 5.32%, Ciena declined 4.08%, Applied Optoelectronics dropped 3.73%, and Lumentum slid 3.63%, while Cisco edged up 1.42%. The sector-wide selling pressure added further downside momentum to shares.
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