
Shares of tech firm International Business Machine IBM.N rise 3.3% to $276.43 premarket
Co's partnership with London-based HSBC HSBA.L for trial use of quantum computers to aid bond trading found promising results
HSBC says the new technology delivered a 34% improvement in predicting how likely a bond trade would be filled at a quoted price
It marks a rare example of a major finance company finding early benefits from the emerging tech
Eight of 23 brokerages rate IBM stock "buy" or higher, 12 "hold" and three "sell; median PT is $280
Up to last close, IBM up 21.7% YTD