>>> US After Hours Summary: Quiet after hours; SKIL +5.4% trades higher on earni

After Hours Summary: Quiet after hours; SKIL +5.4% trades higher on earnings/guidance; REGN +1.8% higher on govt contract; YUMC -3.6% falls on COVID impact in China

After Hours Gainers:

Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to earnings/guidance: SKIL +5.4%

Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to news: TRTX +3.6% (increases dividend), AFG +2.8% (declares a special dividend of $4.00/sh), REGN +1.8% (awarded $2.9 bln Army contract; also receives US Gov't agreement to purchase 1.4 mln additional doses of REGEN-COV), SYNH +0.9% (acquires StudyKIK), YOU +0.4% (announces strategic partnership with Tappit)

After Hours Losers:

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to earnings/guidance: IRNT -7.1%

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to news: AVTX -16.4% (stock offering), HUT -10.8% (stock offering), PMTS -9.6% (files for $150 mln stock offering; also files for offering by selling shareholders), AGIL -3.8% (stock offering), YUMC -3.6% (provides business update: Delta variant significantly impacted restaurant industry), LYV -2.1% (launches $450 mln stock offering), VCYT -0.7% (new NCCN guidelines recommend Decipher Prostate RP genomic classifier to guide treatment following radical prostatectomy), AIR -0.1% (signs distribution agreement with Arkwin Industries)