After Hours Gainers:
Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to earnings: DD +5.6%, SIMO +3.7%
Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to news: STRZA +10.1% (LA Times reporting co and Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) are in advanced merger talks; LGF +7.2%), RGLS +8.7% (to present additional preclinical data supporting RG-012 as novel microRNA therapeutic in development for Alport Syndrome at ASN's Kidney Week), ARNA +4.7% (announced that, at the request of the Board, Jack Lief, President and CEO, has retired from the company; Harry F. Hixson appointed interim CEO), RKSU +4.7% (to replace CYBX in the S&P SmallCap 600), ALKS +2.6% (FDA approved ARISTADA for the treatment of schizophrenia), WPRT +1.8% (co's joint venture Cummins Westport (CMI) announced the new ISL G Near Zero NOx natural gas engine; First MidRange engine in North America to reduce NOx emissions by 90% from EPA 2010), CONN +1.8% (co's director disclosed purchase of 12000 shares, worth total of $291K), VVUS +1.7% (named former Alexza Pharma (ALXA) CFO Mark K. Oki as CFO effective October 19)
After Hours Losers:
Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to earnings: ILMN -14.4%, HAE -12.2%, TCS -10.1%, RDWR -7.8%, GB -0.8%
Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to news: EXXI -8.3% (filed for $500 mln mixed securities shelf offering), SRPT -3.8% (to offer up to $125 mln of its common stock in an underwritten public offering), BBLU -3.2% (disclosed material weakness, says previously issued audit reports should no longer be relied upon), PBF -1.4% (commenced an underwritten public offering of 10 mln shares of its Class A common stock)
After Hours Summary: DD +5.6%, SIMO +3.7%, ILMN -14.4%, HAE -12.2%, TCS -10.1%, RDWR -7.8%, GB -0.8% following earnings/guidance