Scientific instruments provider MKS agreed to pay $16.20 cash plus 0.0552 of its shares for each share of chemical technology company Atotech.

Stocks moving in premarket trading Thursday include CureVac, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Micron Technology, Didi Global and Atotech.

II-VI won the bidding war for laser-tech provider Coherent. Lumentum, the loser in the battle, said its offer was better.

Lumentum raised its bid to acquire Coherent to about $287.50 per share with a Wednesday deadline for acceptance.

II-VI lifted its bid for Coherent to a mix of $220 cash and 0.91 share for each Coherent shares. Coherent says the bid is superior to prior proposals.

Coherent shareholders would receive $220 per share in cash and 0.61 shares of Lumentum for each share of Coherent they own.

MKSI's decision came after Coherent chose the acquisition proposal of II-VI over Coherent and Lumentum. MKSI shares fell.

Coherent is the prize in a bidding war among MKS Instruments, II-VI and Lumentum. It seeks final bids from MKS and II-VI next week, a report says.

Three companies are fighting to acquire Coherent, the laser seller.

Macu, the world's largest gaming hub and a key source of U.S. casino operators revenues, will begin allowing tour visits in November.

Britain's new government said it will continue focusing on tax cuts and new borrowing to boost growth even as markets push the pound to a record low against the U.S. dollar.

The parent company of Google and Youtube is preparing for a sharp deterioration in the health of the economy.