After Hours Summary: Ebola drug stocks higher (TKMR +21%, HEB +19%, NLNK +16%)/airline stocks lower on US Ebola case... WPRT -19%, SYNC +10%, ASEI -8% on guidance
After Hours Gainers: Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to earnings/guidance: SYNC +9.9%,
Ebola stocks moving on first confirmed Ebola case in US: TKMR +21%, HEB +18.8%, NLNK +15.8%, LAKE +15.1%, BCRX +14.0%, NNVC +13.0%, INO +4.1%
Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to news: RHT +1.3% (proposes to offer $700 mln aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2019); AKRX +2.0% (Akorn acquires Xopenenx Inhalation Soplutions for approx $45 mln in cash; expects this transaction to add ~$18 million to $20 million in revenues and approximately $0.07 to $0.08 of net income per diluted share in 2015).
After Hours Losers:
Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to earnings/guidance: WPRT -19%, ASEI -7.6%
Airline stocks moving lower on Ebola case news: AAL -2.3%, JBLU -2.0%, HA -1.9%, UAL -1.7%, LUV -1.7%, DAL -1.2%
Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to news: RTRX -1.2% (appointed Stephen Aselage as interim CEO, effective immediately, to replace Martin Shkreli, Founder and CEO).