By Lu Wang
Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies may have unusual fluctuations in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses.
Aflac Inc. (AFL US): The largest provider of supplemental insurance said it doesn’t need to raise capital even after fourth-quarter profit dropped 48 percent on investment losses.
Hologic Inc. (HOLX US): The maker of medical and surgical products designed for women forecast fiscal second-quarter profit of 28 cents a share at most. That’s less than the 29-cent average analyst estimate in a Bloomberg survey.
OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OSIP US): The drugmaker said a safety panel recommended ending a clinical trial of Tarceva in lung cancer patients because the treatment significantly extended the time patients lived compared with a placebo.
Rent-A-Center Inc. (RCII US): The largest U.S. chain offering goods for consumers to rent with the intent to buy forecast first-quarter profit of as much as 60 cents a share, or 18 percent more than the average analyst estimate.
SanDisk Corp. (SNDK US): The biggest maker of memory cards for digital cameras said first-quarter sales will be as low as $475 million, or 25 percent less than the average analyst estimate in a Bloomberg survey.
To contact the reporter on this story: Lu Wang in New York at lwang8@bloomberg.net.
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