On August 3, Snap Inc rose 5.01% in regular trading, trading at $4.935/share, with turnover of $44.60 million. The stock had earlier dropped over 5% in pre-market trading but reversed sharply after the open as the broader Interactive Media & Services sector rallied.

On the news front, the pre-market decline was triggered by the FTC lawsuit against Hims & Hers Health alleging unauthorized sharing of user health data with Meta and Snap, alongside regulatory escalation from Australia doubling penalties for underage social media violations to AU$99 million, and the EU drafting rules to limit children's exposure to algorithmic content. Additionally, Q2 earnings uncertainty with consensus expecting approximately -$0.12 EPS weighed on sentiment.

However, sector-wide strength led by Meta Platforms up 6.49%, Reddit up 4.83%, Alphabet up 3.94%, and Baidu up 1.69% drove a broad recovery in interactive media stocks, fully reversing Snap Inc's pre-market losses. The stock was also lifted alongside AI application software names that collectively surged during the session.

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