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After Hours Summary: HELE +3.0%, CUDA +0.4%, PKT -18.7%, SZMK -13.9%, VOXX -12.5% following earnings/guidance

After Hours Gainers: Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to earnings: HELE +3.0%, CUDA +0.4%

Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to news: APT +19.6% (continued strength on Ebola concerns), SCMP +19.2% (announced settlement agreement that resolves patent litigation in U.S. related to AMITIZA), ALXA +16.8% (provided update on ADASUVE U.S. Commercial Progress; Alexza shipped 32,278 units in the third quarter, completing the ADASUVE initial product inventory stocking), CVEO +17.3% (Greenlight Capital disclosed 9.99% active stake in 13D filing; urges co to take on leverage and replace CEO Bradley Dodson), GSAT +3.8% (offered rebuttal to Kerrisdale's allegations, highlights 'flawed assertions and mischaracterizations'), EXAS +3.7% (confirmed that CMS issued its final National Coverage Determination for Cologuard, making it the first FDA approved stool DNA test for the detection of colorectal cancer and precancer covered by Medicare), ECOL +2.5% (to replace MEAS in the S&P SmallCap 600), OXLC +2.1% (adopted repurchase program of up to $35 mln worth of common stock)

After Hours Losers:

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to earnings: PKT -18.7%, SZMK -13.9%, VOXX -12.5%, MCHP -8.7%, KN -8.1%, JNPR -3.9%, JOEZ -1.0%, FDO -0.9%, ANGO -0.1%

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to news: GTAT -24.0% (co is looking to close down its saphire business, according to court documents released today), SM -2.0% (sees Q3 production of 13.1 MMBOE, or 142.5 MBOE/d, at low end of previously provided guidance)