Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers

Akorn Inc AKRX dipped 4.41% to $6.72 in the pre-market session. AKRX intends to offer $100 million principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2016 . Costco Wholesale Corporation COST dropped 2.89% to $79 in the pre-market trading. Costco reported a 5.9% rise in its fiscal third-quarter net profit. Applied Materials Inc AMAT fell 2.12% to $13.42 in the pre-market session. AMAT issued weaker-than-expected projections for the current quarter. NetLogic Microsystems Inc NETL moved down 2.07% to $33.60 in the pre-market session. Analysts at Auriga downgraded NETL from “buy” to “hold.” Read more from Benzinga's Markets.