Benzinga | Oct 1, 2020 08:30AM EDT

Benzinga Pro's Top 4 Stocks To Watch For Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020: ASAN, MRNA, PLTR, DUK

Today's 4 Stock Ideas:

* Asana (ASAN) - Held a direct listing IPO Wednesday. The stock opened at $27 per share and closed above $28 - both of which are well above the NYSE reference price of $21.

* Moderna (MRNA) - Announced that it would not seek FDA approval for its COVID-19 vaccine until after the U.S. election. CEO St?phane Bancel told the Financial Times on Wednesday that the company would have the safety data to seek approval on November 25th.

* Palantir (PLTR) - Another direct listing IPO Wednesday. Palantir shares opened at $10 - far higher than the NYSE reference price of $7.25 - but closed down slightly at $9.50.

* Duke Energy (DUK) - Shares were up more than 7% Wednesday following a Wall Street Journal report that NextEra Energy (NEE) has made an offer to take over the company.